Password Reuse – Control Networks Double the Risk
Some control system vendors continue to bury hidden “default” passwords in their system
Eric Byres, ISSSource.com
Jason Holcomb at Digital Bond wrote a great article called “Everybody Knows Your Passwords” on the issues of default passwords. In it he talked about how some control system vendors continue to bury hidden “default” passwords in their system. As Stuxnet illustrated, these passwords can fall victim to malware or hackers, making them the perfect backdoor into a company’s operations.
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