The almost world wide Distributed Denial of Service attack that crippled many services yesterday, including Netflix, Amazon, and even the dedicated VOiP phone system at my office which left us with only one incoming phone and no outgoing phones, targeted millions of non-personal computing devices including many in the Internet of Devices category, most of them running a form of Android, that had little to no security either turned on or not even built in.
Apple's iOS based HomeKit is built from the ground up with security in mind, and includes in every device using HomeKit connectivity is a Secure Remote Password (3,072-bit) protocol to establish a connection between an iOS device and a HomeKit accessory via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. This would make it extremely difficult, if not impossible for such a DDoS botnet to ever be built on HomeKit devices. — PING!
Apple HomeKit not susceptible to BotNets
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Tha is for the heads up!
Seems odd, the world we find ourselves in. The most despised computer company is the singular entity that does not track your personal information and will challenge the Govt over privacy rights.
Meanwhile, the “People’s Choice” makes no pretense that they are not spying on your personal email, texts or phone calls. They have been working with the NSA to bypass whatever security protocols are used by industry, and are working side by side with foreign entities who embed DOS attack malware within their products to attack American infrastructure from within.
Yet, these “patriots” cannot hate Apple more than they already do. It’s already at a psychosis level, and any factual information to show that Apple is actually doing “good” only serves to infuriate the psychopaths more.