#ChokePoints

New XM Cyber Research: 80% of Exposures from Misconfigurations, Less Than 1% from CVEs

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May 17, 2024 at 08:33AM A new report by XM Cyber has revealed a significant disparity between organizations’ security efforts and actual threats, uncovering 40 million exposures affecting business-critical assets. It emphasizes the need to prioritize high-impact exposures over traditional focus on CVE-based vulnerabilities. The report also underscores the importance of industry-specific security approaches and … Read more

Network Threats: A Step-by-Step Attack Demonstration

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April 25, 2024 at 07:40AM This text outlines a network attack simulation, highlighting the use of common tools and the necessity for multiple choke points in defense. The simulation includes 6 steps from Initial Access to Data Exfiltration and emphasizes the benefits of testing detections, demonstrating the need for network monitoring, and implementing a holistic … Read more