Everybody talks about cybersecurity, but is anybody doing anything about it? To be sure, researchers at organizations like imec are working on cybersecurity technologies, and security consultants like Michael Barr, Barr Group founder and CTO, are emphasizing the importance of cybersecurity to the embedded-systems engineering community. But getting secure products into the real world can be a tough sell. Embedded-systems designers can be unwilling to design-in security features that their customers are unwilling to pay for. And as for consumers—many simply can't be bothered with security—even if it's virtually free. Consider: "For the sixth straight year, 'password' joins '123456' as the two most commonly used passwords on SplashData's annual list of 'Worst Passwords.' Use of any of the passwords on this list would put users at grave risk for identity theft."
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