Reply to post: Re: FFS

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

Mike 137 Silver badge

Re: FFS

@Adrian4

I entirely agree with your position, and would add - why is anyone going to control an oscilloscope remotely over any distance greater than the length of a bench and so by implication on a single network segment? You've got to be able to see the device under test and the oscilloscope screen!

Consequently the fact that the interface is not barricaded against cyber attack is pretty trivial. All my Ethernet connected test gear has "insecure" TCP/IP connectivity, but I have an isolated segment in the lab and nothing there touches the outside world.

There's a strong possibility that folks who report bugs like these are having a quiet day. They'd be better off sticking to the huge array of ludicrously insecure devices that perforce connect to the web - aka IoT.

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