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Background: Security (cont.)

  • My prediction in 1999 was that "Security will, in my opinion become the next Y2K-esque "buzzword." With Sony and Sun Microsystems working to put networked PCs into refrigerators and other appliances, home firewalls will become the next big deal, after the Y2K concerns are overcome by reality."
  • This has come to fruition. As they start putting more household appliances and devices online, security will become more and more crucial. It's bad enough if a scriptkiddie wipes your hard drive, but if, for example, someone gets root access to your stove and uses it to burn down your house, thats something else completely.

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