Why Are Grocery Store Refrigerators Connected to the Internet?

A reported attack on French supermarket refrigeration systems is a vivid example of a wider cyber-physical problem: physical operations increasingly depend on connected equipment with long lifecycles, complicated vendor access, and real-world consequences when controls fail. Tom Eston and Scott Wright cover retail OT, remote management, segmentation, patching, safety thresholds, and the questions organizations should ask before connected equipment becomes an attack path.Special thanks to Guardsquare for sponsoring this episode! Guardsquare is the leader in mobile application security, with multi-layered protection for your Android and iOS apps. Learn more at Guardsquare.com.** Links mentioned on the show **Associated Press — reported supermarket refrigeration attackhttps://apnews.com/article/france-supermarkets-hacked-cybercrime-81c2d5721f4df77f601f71741ef7c291CERT-FR advisory referenced in reportinghttps://www.cert.ssi.gouv.fr/alerte/CERTFR-2026-ALE-012/CTV News — hackers’ new weapon could soon hide in your smart homehttps://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/article/hackers-new-weapon-could-soon-hide-in-your-smart-home/Purchase Scott Wright's new book "The Digital Legacy Tree: Ensuring your loved ones can access the important parts of your digital life when it matters most" (for only .99 cents!)https://www.amazon.ca/Digital-Legacy-Tree-Ensuring-important-ebook/dp/B0HN6B8Z7F** Watch this episode on YouTube **https://youtu.be/owTQxljJZAU** Become a Shared Security Supporter **Get exclusive access to bonus episodes, listen to new episodes before they are released, receive a monthly shout-out on the show, and get a discount code for 15% off merch at the Shared Security store. Become a supporter today by going to our YouTube channel's membership section: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg9CCDIYkDDqwEZ3UYaxjnA/join** Thank you to our sponsors! **SLNTVisit https://www.slnt.com/sharedsec to receive 10% off SLNT's amazing line of Faraday bags and other products built to protect your privacy.** Subscribe and follow the podcast **Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SharedSecurityPodcastFollow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sharedsecurity.bsky.socialFollow us on Mastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@sharedsecurityJoin us on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/SharedSecurityShow/Visit our website: https://sharedsecurity.netSubscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://sharedsecurity.net/subscribeSign-up for our email newsletter to receive updates about the podcast, contest announcements, and special offers from our sponsors: https://shared-security.beehiiv.com/subscribeLeave us a rating and review: https://ratethispodcast.com/sharedsecurityContact us: https://sharedsecurity.net/contact