Cybercriminals are opportunists. Many of them are not looking for the most complicated or valuable target; they just want an easy way into an organization’s system—and exposed and unprotected internet-facing technologies offer just that.
Many of the riskiest technologies have valid business functions. Some provide a way for authorized external users to access internal systems, while others are meant to increase security or help manage organizational resources. But because they’re so visible on the public-facing internet, they’re also visible to cybercriminals looking to exploit them.
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