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IoT/OTMar 11, 2026

A Guy Who Wrote the Code Died in 2005. I Still Have to Secure It

The article discusses the cybersecurity challenges of maintaining and securing decades-old industrial control systems and embedded devices that are no longer actively maintained or supported by their original developers. Organizations are forced to purchase legacy hardware on secondary markets like eBay to replace outdated systems, highlighting the critical security gap created by aging IoT/OT infrastructure with no available patches or updates.

Summary

The article discusses the cybersecurity challenges of maintaining and securing decades-old industrial control systems and embedded devices that are no longer actively maintained or supported by their original developers. Organizations are forced to purchase legacy hardware on secondary markets like eBay to replace outdated systems, highlighting the critical security gap created by aging IoT/OT infrastructure with no available patches or updates.