Matt’s piece nicely lays out why software updates are a good idea for end-users even after a poisoned update made news. A systemic issue remains that the varied Internet of Things ecosystem includes lots of vendors careless about securing their update paths.https://twitter.com/nytopinion/status/1110863348873220099 …
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@zeynep@nytopinion@mattblaze@nytimes would you disagree that with auto-update we inadvertently create path for (mass) vulnerability that didn't exist prior?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
I certainly worry about that. I suspect for many it’s just the trade off on balance says the risk is worth it.
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It does, but there is no other way to be secure so the question is how to make auto-update as secure as possible.
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I agree. It's very annoying to choose between security and some stupid UI change nobody asked for. It's why lots of people don't update. :-(
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