Submitted 3 days ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to cybersecurity@infosec.pub
https://www.hindustantimes.com/technology/if-you-are-reading-this-password-mistake-shuts-down-a-158-year-old-company-101753167935709.html
Again, it wasn’t just a weak password, it was a whole list of things they did wrong.
Yeah, it sounds like the real problem is lack of off-site backups. Bad password policies will certainly make it easier for ransomware gangs, but they’re not the only thing that has to go wrong.
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 3 days ago
Again, it wasn’t just a weak password, it was a whole list of things they did wrong.
boatswain@infosec.pub 2 days ago
Yeah, it sounds like the real problem is lack of off-site backups. Bad password policies will certainly make it easier for ransomware gangs, but they’re not the only thing that has to go wrong.