Hackers are merely a Google search away from hacking your network.
By Brandon Barney, CISSP
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During a recent SecurityMetrics forensic investigation, we discovered the IT company that configured the compromised merchant also set up 50 additional merchants with the same configuration and passwords. Yikes.
Once the hacker cracked the username/password, it was all downhill from there.
Don’t believe it? Google your device. Type: “[manufacturer] [model] default password.” It’s really quite simple to find your device’s default settings, along with a slew of hackalicious goodies.
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| This link here looks promising... |
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| Looks like no matter what model Linksys router, the default username and password are usually admin. Doh! |
Still don’t believe me? Here’s a sampler of a few common usernames/passwords.
- Username: admin, username, test, admin1, sysadmin, default, public
- Password: password, admin, 000000, 123456, test, 1, changeme, letmein
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Brandon Barney, CISSP, is the Security Support Director at SecurityMetrics and has over 10 years of compliance, data security, and database management experience.