That's #1 in my book. Also, in rough order:
2) Not keeping your software patches up to date 3) Not filtering users web browsing 4) Not whitelisting applications (AV is a poor second choice, IMHO) 5) Not encrypting laptop hard drives 6) Buying into BYOD without good MDM (actually, buying into BYOD at all, because, IMHO, only company-owned devices should have access to the company network - see #1 and #4 above) Kurt On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 12:45 PM, David Mazzaccaro <[email protected]> wrote: > Allowing users to run as local admins > > > > > > > > From: Stu Sjouwerman [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 1:39 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: 7 shortcuts To Get Your Network Hacked (huh?) > > > > Hi Guys, > > > > Yes, that was on purpose. In your opinion, what are the most gruesome > errors a system admin can make > > which will result in getting their network hacked? Just jot down a few and > reply to the list, I will tabulate > > and come up with the 7 most mentioned sorted by importance. This should be > fun. > > > > Have at it !! > > > > Warm regards, > > > > Stu > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > . > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
