Thread:Mainframebabe/@comment-29088925-20161112164910/@comment-29954643-20161116022945

Hi Jo

I read through the link and the Bastille report (2/23/16). The little mouse receiver that could be used to attack my computer through the single dongle receiver I use for all of my cordless devices, selling for $15, would need to be within 90 meters (less than 300 feet) of my receiver. Why target a single house that closely? After all, I am not the Secretary of State.

Still, more research was in order.

The Logitech response  (7/28/16)   "Bastille Security identified the vulnerability in a controlled, experimental environment. The vulnerability would be complex to replicate and would require physical proximity to the target. It is, therefore, a difficult and unlikely path of attack.  To our knowledge, we have never been contacted by any consumer with such an issue.  We have nonetheless taken Bastille Security’s work seriously and developed a firmware fix."

I went ahead and applied the firmware fix as another precautionary measure even as I am aware of the inherent insecurities within the internet's spaghetti byways which already allow an infinite number of potential threats without being anywhere in my physical proximity.

Thanks for your concern and it is always better to be safe than sorry.

As for finding a great roofing contractor, that's a true miracle! I wish there was a quick firmware fix for that! Is he anywhere near lala land? - El