InfoWorld - Security Adviser: 5 big security mistakes you're probably making

Companies get hacked so often you'd think it was magic, but it really stems from chronic inability to follow basic security

By Roger A. Grimes
MARCH 13, 2012

How vulnerable are most companies to hacking? So vulnerable that hackers claim they can point their systems at pretty much any target and be guaranteed of breaking in fairly quickly. Most run-of-the-mill vulnerability testers I know can break into a company in a few hours or less. It must be child's play for professional criminals.

It doesn't have to be this way. The problem is that most IT admins are making the same huge mistakes over and over.

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