#HACKED DREAMBOX INSTALL#

#HACKED DREAMBOX INSTALL#

As a consumer I had to manually download and install the new firmware on some of the devices, which was actually not that simple because the new firmware files were not that easy to find, and the entire update process wasn’t very suitable for a normal computer user. During this process I also noticed that not all devices had automated update checks, which made the entire process quite tedious. Network-attached storage (NAS) from famous vendor #1īefore conducting the research I had all devices update with the latest firmware version.Some of the devices on my network were for example: They’re suggesting I get the latest alarm system, which connects to the network and can be controlled with my mobile device… After this research, I’m not so sure it’s a good idea. I’m also at the moment relocating to a new house, and I’ve been talking with my local security company. Most of them were home entertainment devices: smart TV, satellite receiver, DVD/Blu-ray player, network storage devices and gaming consoles. To my surprise it turns out that I actually have quite a lot of different things connected to my network. I reckoned there must be other homes that are much more hackable than mine, because I don’t really have a lot of ‘hi-tech’ kit at home.ĭuring my research I didn’t focus on computers, tablets or cellphones, but rather on all the other devices I have connected to my network at home. Before I started my research I was pretty sure that my home was pretty secure I mean, I’ve been working in the security industry for over 15 years, and I’m quite paranoid when it comes to applying security patches, etc. Are the devices connected to my network vulnerable? What could an attacker actually do if these devices were compromised? Is my home ‘hackable?’. I decided to start a research project and conduct research which I thought was relevant, trying to identify how easy it would be to hack my own home. I’m talking about devices such as a smart TV, printer, game console, network storage device and some kind of media player/satellite receiver. A typical modern home can have around five devices connected to the local network which aren’t computers, tablets or cellphones. As users in a connected digital environment we need to ask ourselves ‘What’s the current threat level?’ and ‘How vulnerable am I?’ – Especially when we start building small home office networks. Threats are around us right now, while you’re reading this document.

I started to think about this topic, and figured that if we can’t secure ourselves against current threats, what good will it do to identify potential new future threats? But I think it’s even more important to talk about what’s relevant, and talk about threats that people can relate to.

We often try to predict the future with proactive research, and I think it can be important to try to predict the future and conduct proactive security research. The only problem with this kind of research is that we cannot really relate to it all: it’s pretty cool, detailed research, but if you as a reader cannot relate to the attacks, the research is not understood in the proper way. All of these things go under the term IoT (Internet of Things), and it’s one of the most hyped topics in the industry. At the moment we can find articles about how hackers and researchers find vulnerabilities in for example cars, refrigerators, hotels or home alarm systems. Very often new terms get over-hyped in the IT security industry.

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