As most security teams know, vulnerabilities often steal the limelight with sensational headlines and zero-day exploits. However, lurking beneath the surface are misconfigurations — overlooked risks that can leave even well-protected systems exposed. Addressing these configuration errors is essential. Security configuration assessment (SCA), also known as configuration … [Read more...] about Assessing Misconfigurations with Falcon Exposure Management
Misconfigurations
80% of Exposures from Misconfigurations, Less Than 1% from CVEs
A new report from XM Cyber has found – among other insights - a dramatic gap between where most organizations focus their security efforts, and where the most serious threats actually reside. The new report, Navigating the Paths of Risk: The State of Exposure Management in 2024, is based on hundreds of thousands of attack path assessments conducted by the XM Cyber platform … [Read more...] about 80% of Exposures from Misconfigurations, Less Than 1% from CVEs
Common Security Misconfigurations and Their Consequences
Everyone makes mistakes. That one sentence was drummed into me in my very first job in tech, and it has held true since then. In the cybersecurity world, misconfigurations can create exploitable issues that can haunt us later - so let's look at a few common security misconfigurations. The first one is development permissions that don't get changed when something goes live. For … [Read more...] about Common Security Misconfigurations and Their Consequences