CISA Urges Tech Sector to Move Beyond Default Passwords

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently published an alert urging technology manufacturers to change the passwords that come as default on their products. Software and hardware products are often shipped with default credentials to customers, putting them at significant risk, especially once threat actors get wind of the passwords. Default Passwords are Vulnerable “Malicious cyber actors continue to exploit default passwords (e.g., “1234,” “default,” “password”)