The biggest data leaker is probably not who you think it is

In a world where data leaks are a constant, misconfigured databases remain the number one cause, exposing sensitive data to anyone who knows where to look.

This unfortunately common human error leaves the affected individuals and organizations open to hackers, cyber threats, scams, and further data leaks.

Even now, as you read this, there are plenty of companies that forgot to, didn’t know they had to, or didn’t care to lock their databases, leaving them open to the wide web.

Defining misconfigured databases

When we talk about misconfigured databases, we talk about systems that somebody set up without appropriate security settings, leaving them public for all the Internet to see (and potentially exploit).

Access controls may be missing or given to too many people, and default passwords/configurations could be left unchanged by the user.

Additional common issues include giving full administrative control to users and apps where basic is sufficient,...

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