Security Misconfigurations

A security misconfiguration is a setting that’s valid, functional, and quietly leaves you exposed, which is exactly why scanners and EDR routinely miss it. These articles cover the misconfigurations behind real breaches, why they persist through audits, and how to detect and correct them at scale.

Anthropic’s AI Warning: Pacing the Frontier Is Not a Security Control

Anthropic’s AI Warning: Pacing the Frontier Is Not a Security Control

Dario Amodei just made the most consequential call yet for slowing AI down. Buried in it were security concerns every CISO should know. The exploits weren't new: unauthenticated service, leaked tokens, unsafe file parsing, secrets on a production worker.

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Cybersecurity Incidents: Lessons from Real-World Attacks

Explore real-world cybersecurity horror stories that reveal how misconfigurations and overlooked security gaps can escalate into costly cyber incidents. (Remedio)

Eden Aizenkot
Eden Aizenkot
Oct 29, 2024 | 6 min read
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Security Compliance Audits: Why They’re More Important Than Ever

Learn why configuration security audits are essential for reducing misconfiguration risk, strengthening endpoint security, and maintaining continuous compliance. (Remedio)

Karin Ben Ari
Karin Ben Ari
Oct 15, 2024 | 5 min read

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Attack Surface Management: Finding Security Gaps Before Attackers Do

Learn how configuration gaps silently expand your attack surface and why continuous validation and remediation are essential for a resilient security posture. (Remedio)

Ilan Mintz
Ilan Mintz
Oct 1, 2024 | 5 min read
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Digital Defense’s Dark Knights — The Unsung Cyber Heroes

Discover how Remedio helps IT and security teams continuously reduce exposure through automated remediation, configuration security, and operationally safe hardening.

Eden Aizenkot
Eden Aizenkot
Sep 4, 2024 | 6 min read
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CrowdStrike Outage: What Happened and How to Recover Safely

Learn how to safely recover from the CrowdStrike outage at scale while reducing operational disruption and strengthening endpoint resilience.

Yakov Kogan
Yakov Kogan
Jul 23, 2024 | 5 min read
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Lateral Movement Attacks: Why They’re the Real Cybersecurity Threat

Stopping the initial breach isn't enough. Learn how attackers use lateral movement and how stronger endpoint controls help contain ransomware attacks. (Remedio)

Matt Rowe
Matt Rowe
May 22, 2024 | 6 min read
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Master Linux Security: Preemptively Find & Fix Misconfigurations

Linux has a reputation for being secure, but reputation doesn’t harden endpoints. As Linux adoption grows across servers, cloud environments, and embedded systems, misconfigurations create real exposure that adversaries are happy to exploit. This article looks at where Linux security breaks down in practice and how teams can reduce that exposure with continuous visibility and safe remediation.

Matt Rowe
Matt Rowe
Mar 14, 2024 | 6 min read
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Why Neglecting OS Patches Puts Your Entire Network at Risk

Operating systems are still a key part of your attack surface. This post explains why your patching cycle should account for them more directly.

Tal Kollender
Tal Kollender
Mar 14, 2024 | 6 min read
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Endpoint Hardening: Best Practices for Enterprise Security

Learn endpoint hardening best practices to reduce attack surface, prevent misconfigurations, and continuously protect Windows, Linux, and macOS endpoints. (Remedio)

Tal Kollender
Tal Kollender
Dec 11, 2023 | 8 min read
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Legacy Windows Settings: An OS Security Time Bomb

Some of the riskiest Windows exposures aren't new threats at all. They're legacy settings that survived every upgrade. This post explains how to find and fix them safely.

Tal Kollender
Tal Kollender
Sep 11, 2023 | 7 min read

Implementing NCSC CAF and Ensuring Device Security at Scale

Thriving through the NCSC CAF means turning secure configuration into an operational discipline, with continuous enforcement, safe remediation, and measurable posture gains.

Jamie Byers
Jamie Byers
Mar 29, 2023 | 5 min read