In the past, control systems weren't designed for connection to the internet, and many users of the systems assume they are
n't on the public network and therefore not susceptible to attack.
«Instead, misconfiguration and the use of default passwords left the devices completely
exposed on public networks, available for takeover and use.»
It'd be swell to have your machine automatically log into your personal account and show you leisure apps when connected to your home Wi - Fi; sign into your work login and elevate productivity software when you're on your business network; and automatically activate a
VPN on public networks.
That's because holding Bitcoin is really just having access to a password — a private key — which lets you transact with the
coins on the public network.
We're already testing our ideas of how to audit decentralized fiat currency
tokens on public networks in ways that will company with AML and KYC rules, for example.
On a public network, anyone could be watching or listening, waiting to steal your valuable credentials.
And as I said in my own 2014 review, the irony is that I see the value of a «walled garden» network for lawyers, where they can share and discuss more openly than
on a public network.
You can also set your connection's discoverability (for public or private networks), which means your device appears or stays hidden from other devices, such as a Microsoft HomeGroup, or
on a public network.