Izinto eziluncedo kunye nokuba semngciphekweni kweemitha ze-Smart: Ukujongwa ngokusondeleyo kwiimitha zoMbane eziHlawulelwa kwangaphambili kunye nemingcipheko yokuHacking.
Iimitha ze-Smart ziye zavela njengesisombululo sezobuchwepheshe ukujonga nokulawula ukusetyenziswa kwamandla. Ezi zixhobo ziphucukileyo, zikwabizwa ngokuba ziimitha zombane, ziyiguqula indlela umbane olinganiswa kunye nohlawuliswa ngayo. Phakathi kweentlobo ezahlukeneyo zeemitha ezihlakaniphile ezikhoyo kwiimarike, imitha ehlawulwa kwangaphambili ivelele njengokhetho oludumileyo ngenxa yeempawu zayo ezizodwa ezifana ne-keypad ye-Smartdef kunye nokukwazi ukusebenzisa amathokheni e-digital prepaid.
Imitha ehlawulwa kwangaphambili, ekwabizwa ngokuba yimitha yokuhlawula kwangaphambili okanye imitha yombane yedijithali, isebenza ngomgaqo olula - abathengi bahlawula umbane ngaphambi kokuwusebenzisa. Le nkqubo ibonelela abasebenzisi ngolawulo olukhulu kusetyenziso lwamandla kunye nenkcitho yabo. Ngokusebenzisa ikhiphedi yeqhosha le-Smartdef, abathengi banokunyusa ngokulula ibhalansi yabo yombane ngokuthenga amathokheni ahlawulelwe kwangaphambili kwaye bawafake kwimitha. Le nkqubo iluncedo iphelisa imfuneko yokufunda imitha ngesandla, ukuqikelelwa kwamatyala, kunye namatyala anyusiweyo angalindelekanga.
Izibonelelo zeemitha ezihlawulelwayo zanda ngaphaya kolawulo lwemali. Ezi mitha zihlakaniphile zikhuthaza ukugcinwa kwamandla ngokuphakamisa ulwazi malunga neepateni zokusetyenziswa. Abasebenzisi banokubeka iliso ngenkuthalo kwaye balawule ukusebenzisa kwabo umbane, okubavumela ukuba benze izigqibo ezinolwazi ngexesha lokwenyani. Ukongeza, iimitha ezihlawulelwayo zibonelela ngocazululo olucacileyo losetyenziso lwamandla, oluvumela abasebenzisi ukuba bachonge izixhobo ezisebenzisa amandla amaninzi okanye izixhobo. Ngokuqonda ukusetyenziswa kwabo kwamandla, abathengi bayakhuthazwa ukuba basebenzise iindlela zokonga amandla, okukhokelela ekunciphiseni ukusetyenziswa kwamandla kunye nokuhla kwekhabhoni.
Nangona kunjalo, njengakuyo nayiphi na into entsha yetekhnoloji, iimitha ezihlakaniphile zazisa ubuthathaka kunye nobungozi obunokubakho. Igama elithi "hack smart meter" libonisa ukuba ezi zixhobo azikhuselekanga ekufikeleleni okungagunyaziswanga okanye ukuphazamisa. Abahlaseli banokuzama ukufikelela kwinkqubo yemitha ehlakaniphile, besebenzisa imilinganiselo yamandla okanye baphazamise umsebenzi wayo. Oku kubangela inkxalabo malunga nobumfihlo kunye nokhuseleko lwabathengi.
Ukujongana nezi zinto zixhalabisayo, abavelisi beemitha ezihlakaniphile basebenzisa iindlela ezingqongqo zokhuseleko. Ezi zibandakanya iiprothokholi ze-encryption, iindlela zokuqinisekisa, kunye nohlaziyo lwe-firmware rhoqo ukukhusela ingqibelelo yeemitha. Ngaphaya koko, iinkampani eziluncedo ziqhuba uphicotho rhoqo kunye nokuhlola ukuqinisekisa ukhuseleko kunye nokuchaneka kweemitha.
Kubalulekile ukuba abathengi baqaphele ubuthathaka obunokwenzeka kwaye bathathe amanyathelo okuthintela ukukhusela iimitha zabo ezihlakaniphile. Amanyathelo alula, afana nokutshintsha rhoqo iiphasiwedi ezingagqibekanga, ukugcina i-firmware isexesheni, kunye nokubeka iliso kusetyenziso lombane, kunokunciphisa kakhulu iingozi zokufikelela okungagunyaziswanga okanye ukuxhaphaza.
Ukuqukumbela, iimitha ezihlakaniphile, kubandakanywa iimitha ezihlawulelwa kwangaphambili ezineempawu ezifana neqhosha le-Smartdef, zibonelela ngeenzuzo ezininzi kubathengi nakwiinkampani eziluncedo. Baxhobisa abathengi ngokubonelela ngolawulo olungcono lwemali kunye nokukhuthaza ukugcinwa kwamandla. Nangona kunjalo, ubuthathaka obunokubakho obunxulunyaniswa neemitha ezikrelekrele, ezinje ngomngcipheko wokugqekeza, ziqaqambisa imfuneko yamanyathelo okhuseleko olomeleleyo kunye nokuqaphela kwabathengi. Ngokuhlala unolwazi kunye nokuthatha amanyathelo okuthintela, abathengi banokonwabela izibonelelo zeemitha ezihlakaniphile ngelixa benciphisa imingcipheko enokwenzeka.