[Cryptography] Updating firmware/hardware

[Jerry Leichter]

We've talked about the need to securely update hardware or firmware - and the difficulties doing it.  "Router assimilated into the Borg, sends 3TB in 24 hours" https://arstechnica.com/staff/2017/02/router-assimilated-into-the-borg-sends-3tb-in-24-hours/ describes the author's experience with a Netgear R6400 WiFi router which apparently got recruited into some on-line botnet - and which he was unable to rescue.
                                                        -- Jerry