8 Most Common Security Gaps
The research team at Veriti, through an extensive analysis of over 715 million logs and more than 100 different security controls, has identified the most common security gaps threatening today’s enterprises. This research is crucial in a time where, data breaches cost companies an average of 4.45 million dollars. Identifying and addressing these security gaps is not just a measure of prevention but a crucial strategy to avoid significant financial and reputational losses.
The Top 4 General Security Insights
1.Hardening of Threat Protections
This gap highlights the need for proactive protection hardening. Organizations often lack adequate detection mechanisms, leaving them vulnerable to attacks that go unnoticed.
Remediation: Veriti’s platform allows for immediate hardening of protections, ensuring robust security coverage.
2. Non-Coordinated Responses
This gap occurs when an IP is blocked due to suspicious activities, but the indicator is not shared across the network.
Remediation: Veriti efficiently reflects these indicators network-wide, bolstering your security posture.
3. False Positive Alerts:
The identified gap indicates a scenario where protection mechanisms erroneously flag legitimate activities as threats, leading to potential oversight of real threats.
Remediation: Veriti’s platform helps in refining detection algorithms, reducing false positives, and ensuring a more accurate defense system.
4. Insufficient Protection:
This insight highlights situations where the protective measures are detecting and intercepting attacks, indicating an active threat.
Remediation: In the event of an attack, immediate response is critical. Veriti’s platform allows for rapid response and continuous monitoring to protect against ongoing threats.
The Top 4 OS-Level Security Insights
5. Disabled Windows Defender Behavior Monitoring:
The discovered gap shows a significant number of systems with essential behavior monitoring turned off.
Remediation: This common gap can be swiftly closed with Veriti by enabling Windows Defender Behavior Monitoring to provide an additional layer of security by tracking suspicious activities.
6. Disabled User Account Control (UAC):
Reflects the risky practice of operating without UAC, which acts as a gatekeeper for system changes.
Remediation: With Veriti, you can easily reactivate UAC, an essential security layer to prevent unauthorized system alterations.
7. Enabled Microsoft Windows Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) – Follina Vulnerability:
This insight points to the risks associated with the MSDT, particularly the Follina vulnerability.
Remediation: The platform provides a straightforward way to disable MSDT safeguarding systems from this specific vulnerability, which has been exploited in various attacks.
8.Enabled Microsoft Server Message Block 1.0 (SMBV1):
This older protocol, still enabled, is known for its vulnerabilities, including being a vector for major ransomware attacks.
Remediation: Using Veriti, disabling this outdated SMBV1 protocol is straightforward, mitigating risks associated with older, less secure technologies.
While many vendors offer actionable insights into security risk, they often overlook the complexity of the remediation process, let alone the ability to perform the action. The increasing complexity of managing cybersecurity, high turnover among cyber practitioners, and the scarcity of experts highlight the need for straightforward, effective solutions. Veriti’s Automated Security Controls Optimization platform stands out by providing safe, one-click remediations for these common security gaps, without disrupting the business. This approach not only addresses the immediate risk but also simplifies the process for overburdened cyber teams, ensuring a more secure and resilient security posture for enterprises.
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*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from Veriti authored by Michael Greenberg. Read the original post at: https://veriti.ai/blog/8-most-common-security-gaps/
