Macrofab Engineering Podcast

This week Parker and Stephen welcome Joe Grand to the show to discuss insecure IoT devices. Inspired by a recent incident where Bosch wrenches were infected by ransomware called DRILLCRYPT, the guys asked Joe to join them to talk about how attackers could compromise the safety of the wrench and cause safety issues for users. Of course, this kind of breach could impact almost any company and its products, and so many topics were covered, including:“Actually, it’s Dr. Grand…”If you’re in attack mode, firmware updates are greatSupply chain issues are hard enough to manage without these security breachesA lack of security can be a business decisionGive me convenience or give me threatsThe hardware industry isn’t as well-versed as the software industry isHow to update 10,000 devices in the fieldHacking is problem-solving (someone tell the FBI)“If you’re not being sued, you’re not working hard enough’Sourcing parts and the risk of getting counterfeit partsWhy a firmware update shouldn’t disable your carResisting Bi