While working in the IT environment, we often have to work with different sorts of tools and software. Although setting them up might be easy as a one-click installation just like WordPress was used to create this website but a default configuration in the software often makes it vulnerable to cyber-attacks.

When adding systems to a production network, default configurations might occasionally leave them less secure than suggested. Big companies have come up with different techniques in protecting the default configurations for their tools; unfortunately, penetration testers and attackers still discover many systems installed with default configurations. Many of the default options may simply allow attackers to learn more about the underlying operating system and other components. Obtaining information from a variety of information disclosure-related vulnerabilities, on the other hand, might be crucial to an attacker’s success in subsequent assaults.

Most risky default settings that make your environment vulnerable:
Attackers may exploit a system by targeting the default settings of a system for instance the administrator password; as strange as it may seem, the most powerful accounts usually have the weakest passwords. Local admin accounts in networks, for example, are used to set up servers in a network. However, most of the time, it is the extent of their responsibilities. These accounts are left with default or predictable passwords, making them easy targets for hackers. Although the passwords of admin accounts in settings like Active Directory (AD), Azure, or Amazon Web Services (AWS) are safe, they are frequently repeated or shared across network users.

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