Why cold-chain sensors are the new front door for attackers

A modern cold-chain operation may have more connected sensors than it has staff. Every one of them reports temperature, location or door status — and every one of them is a computer.

In conversations with chapter members, three weaknesses came up again and again: shared default passwords across a fleet, sensor platforms reachable from the internet, and nobody checking whether temperature records had been altered.

Three questions to ask your telematics provider

• How are devices updated, and how quickly are security fixes released?
• Can you show us a log of who changed a temperature record, and when?
• What happens to our data if your platform is unavailable?

The chapter will cover these questions in more depth at its November briefing.