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vishing is defined as using social engineering with the intention to get access to the user's vi session. The article is obviously using the term incorrectly.
I'm only now just wondering why (apparently - only looked at the first few search results) there isn't a vish shell....
Alexa and Google Home expose users to vishing and eavesdropping
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The Google Home mini and Google Home Max have physical sliding mic mute toggles. The original Google Home has a physical momentary mic mute switch (click to disable, click to enable). The Amazon Echo also has a similar mic mute switch.
That's not a physical slide disable. As long as it is software that does the work it can be undone in software.
Re: Alexa and Google Home expose users to vishing and eavesdropping
#63TIL "vishing" is a word. If like me you were wondering what it meant: "Vishing is the telephone equivalent of phishing. It is described as the act of using the telephone in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft."
vishing is defined as using social engineering with the intention to get access to the user's vi session. The article is obviously using the term incorrectly.
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That's not a physical slide disable. As long as it is software that does the work it can be undone in software.
I don't see that as any sort of a solution. How can a physical switch authenticate itself?