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US security bodies highlight 10 most common cybersecurity misconfigurations

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Martin Cloake

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NSA and ISA say findings indicate ‘systemic weakness’ in many large organizations.

Retaining default configurations of software and applications is the most common of 10 security risks highlighted by the US National Security Agency (NSA) and Infrastructure Security Agency (ISA).

The two agencies have issued a joint cybersecurity advisory (CSA) in which the 10 most common network misconfigurations are listed. That list is:

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