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Known vulnerabilities pose biggest IT security threats

Misconfigurations , Internet of Things , Enterprise

Michelle Drolet

Cyber risk report cites server misconfigurations as the No. 1 vulnerability. It's often said, "There's nothing new under the sun." And that appears to be the case in the world of cybersecurity where hackers most often exploit known vulnerabilities to gain access to private computer files, according to HP's 2015 Cyber Risk Report. Maintaining strong computer security, the report says, is largely a process of plugging up known holes.