Default credentials
Factory-set usernames and passwords, identical across every unit of a device.
Learn it through a story
- The Hostel Router Hack (Cybersecurity for Juniors 2, Ch 6)
Related terms
- Data principal The person whose personal data is being collected or used.
- Data provenance A record of where each piece of data came from.
- Deepfake A fake photo or video of a real person, made with AI.
- Defence in depth Using many layers of protection, not just one.
- Dependency confusion An attack where a malicious package is mistaken for, or substituted in place of, a legitimate one by name.
- Domain spoofing Making an email look like it's from a trusted company by faking the display name, while the real sending address is different.