It is easy to assume that security tools are effectively configured right out of the box, so to speak. This scenario is all too common and can lead to severe consequences, such as data breaches if an organization implements software solutions with improper security configurations. A misconfiguration is “an incorrect or suboptimal configuration of an information system or system component that may lead to vulnerabilities,” as defined by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). In order to prevent misconfigurations and the security incidents that can arise from them, it is…
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