#114 - Fridge Hacks and Security by Obscurity

A fridge controller exposed to the internet can put a supermarket's stock at risk. A password that changes every day offers little reassurance if anyone can calculate it. Andrey Devyatkin and Mattias Hemmingsson discuss refrigeration attacks, predictable passwords, AI-assisted reverse engineering, regex-based security checks and concerns about remote access to solar inverters. What you will learn Why hiding a password algorithm leaves predictable credentials exposed How VPN access and patching reduce risks to refrigeration controllers Why the hosts expect AI to help bypass regex-based checks How contractor-installed equipment can fall between security responsibilities Why remote access to solar inverters raises wider infrastructure concerns Full article and show notes: https://devsecops.fm/episodes/114/ Discuss the episode on LinkedIn DevSecOps Talks on YouTube