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IoT Security Fact #3: Shared Secrets Do Not Remain Secret

Published: April 4, 2017, 2:04 p.m.

This latest episode of the "Five Indisputable Facts about IoT Security" podcast looks at Fact #3: Shared secrets do not remain secret. Millions of IoT devices come preloaded with identical passwords. Users who fail to update the default settings and choose a unique password could thus be sharing their secrets with multitudes of strangers and leaving their devices vulnerable to disruption or sabotage. To learn about all five indisputable facts of IoT security, listen to all the podcasts in this series at bit.ly/2on03cK and view the accompanying infographic at ibm.co/2nwL6oR.