Not too long ago, an article on BitDefender caught my eye. Titled “California’s ban on weak default passwords isn’t going to fix IoT security,” it explained how default passwords are a problem with the Internet of Things (IoT), but they’re not the problem.

The thought of a time when bean-counting executives look for ways to remove sentient human beings (i.e., experienced staff) from the control panel in the data center may be the stuff of nightmares for many an IT professional.