It’s worth distinguishing between security against software attacks and security against physical “attacks”.
I absolutely don’t want my internet connected pet cam to be accessed remotely (outside the set of companies i’ve decided to trust, namely the manufacturer.)
Protection against hardware tempering is less good and probably mostly anti-consumer. The most legitimate cases I’ve heard:
- Protection from (some) supply chain attacks
- Leasing models. Where you acquire the item for less than it’s hardware cost and pay over time.
But honestly I’m not convinced of either.
Disclosure: I worked on Azure Sphere, the first place Pluton was developed outside Xbox.
Edit: I’ve read the whole article now. These scenarios are really bad and really realistic. Pluton is bad.
I absolutely don’t want my internet connected pet cam to be accessed remotely (outside the set of companies i’ve decided to trust, namely the manufacturer.)
Protection against hardware tempering is less good and probably mostly anti-consumer. The most legitimate cases I’ve heard:
- Protection from (some) supply chain attacks
- Leasing models. Where you acquire the item for less than it’s hardware cost and pay over time.
But honestly I’m not convinced of either.
Disclosure: I worked on Azure Sphere, the first place Pluton was developed outside Xbox.
Edit: I’ve read the whole article now. These scenarios are really bad and really realistic. Pluton is bad.