Reply to post: Re: Do these people have any idea how an oscillioscope is actually used?

It's nearly 2019, and your network can get pwned through an oscilloscope

Jellied Eel Silver badge

Re: Do these people have any idea how an oscillioscope is actually used?

[quote]But the idea that someone could somehow gain anything useful from spying on a random oscilloscope, or somehow ingeniously altering its output, is laughable.[/quote]

Define useful? And it's not just scopes. So it may be some other bit of kit with network based datalogging. Owner gets to peruse the data, so might competitors. Or maybe you could just waste time & money by messing with the calibration so it isn't. Like most security, it's all about trust, and a most of the time, you really want to be able to trust your test kit.

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