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Watching a webinar on siegeware, which is the use of ransomware against building control systems (HVAC, fire control, door security, etc.) that have Internet exposure of one kind or another. They've walked us through the basic use of shodan.io.

I cannot remember where I saw it, but I'm thinking of the three categories of networking fondness:

REGULAR USER: The Internet of Things is great! I've got my thermostat and my air conditioner and my lights all hooked up to an app on my phone and I can check on my security systems anywhere in the world and unlock the door to my house from my phone! My refrigerator has a wifi card that lets me ensure I can check the levels of groceries any time I want! I love living in the future!

NETWORKING PROFESSIONAL: The only internet-capable object on my home network is a printer from 2007, and I keep a loaded gun pointed at it in case it ever makes an unexpected noise.

NETWORKING SECURITY PROFESSIONAL: God, I wish I'd been born in the Paleolithic. *swigs whiskey* *slices cables*

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Ironically I'm currently having a Discord conversation about the pros and cons of having a cybernetic foreskin.

...I'm on some weird servers.

I can't get past the memory of a friend of mine discussing a Shadowrun game where the GM informed one player "oh, yeah, those cybernetic eyes you got? They just bluescreened."

Between that and "god dammit how often do have to update the firmware to stay secure"...

This is how I feel about cybernetics in general. Think about all the problems with modern-day "smart" hardware, now imagine having them on something surgically implanted in your body.

Oh, believe me, I've been aware of that for a long damn time. Nothing like an introductory course in IoT security to make a body wary as fsck about wifi-enabled pacemakers, or insulin pumps, or you name it.

I use Hue lights because I'm sometimes bedridden by disability and they're easier to turn off than install foot pedals on every possible light for the dog to do it for me, but I am regularly terrified someone's going to hack into my lights.