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The Catastrophic Cost of Assumptions in Cyber Security.
Assumptions are an inherent human trait. Assumptions often lead to devastating consequences, as the world experienced by the catastrophic events of Friday, July 19.
Organizations blindly accepting and downloading software updates without rigorous scrutiny have paid an incredibly high price for Assumptions.
In the aftermath, few, if any will have revised these flawed Assumptions and protocols, too busy playing digital whack-a-mole while trapped in a game of enforced digital Russian Roulette. These are often unknowingly orchestrated by their vendors, DNS, and CDN providers.
These assumptions, usually prevalent from the outset and at procurement stage, through the entirety of contract term, leaves organizations exposed, vulnerable, insecure, and blindsided.
Access is not just enabled but often facilitated by lax approaches and Assumptions.