Security News > 2020 > December > Common Security Misconfigurations and Their Consequences
2020-12-21 02:33
In the cybersecurity world, misconfigurations can create exploitable issues that can haunt us later - so let's look at a few common security misconfigurations.
On the non-cloud side of the house, one of the most common misconfigurations is not enforcing Group Policy, anti-malware, and other centralized management rules and updates.
While misconfigurations can happen very easily, they pose a clear threat to the organization's security.
Taking the time to review security when tools are pushed to live or updated can catch such misconfigurations.
Companies can deploy continuous security validation tools that continuously challenge and asses digital environments in much the same way as a threat actor does to discover misconfigurations rapidly.