Penetration tested
Weak passwords and poor patching policies make many organisations vulnerable to attack, according to Positive Technologies. Based on penetration tests it has carried out, it found 71% of companies had at least one obvious weakness that could be easily exploited. The report highlights web applications as a particular risk and says these weren't properly secured in 86% of the companies it tested. The research is clear, alarming and has sensible recommendations for improving security. It's particularly important given the move to remote working, which Gartner predicts will continue even when the coronavirus pandemic subsides. That change makes it essential to adopt a 'zero-trust' approach to security, and ensure there is adequate training to reduce the risk of data breaches. This week, a report warned that "organisations' cloud migrations and deployments are racing ahead of their security teams' abilities to defend them."