---
title: "Navigating the Five Frequent Hazards of IT Security"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/navigating-the-five-frequent-hazards-of-it-security/"
date: "2018-05-16T07:00:48+00:00"
section: "IT Compliance"
tags:
  - "Cyber Security Awareness"
  - "Data Breach"
  - "IT Compliance"
  - "IT Security"
  - "Phishing Attack"
  - "Risk Management"
source: "infosecurity-magazine.com"
source_url: "https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/opinions/navigating-five-frequent-hazards/"
---

# Navigating the Five Frequent Hazards of IT Security

May 16, 2018 · Reported by infosecurity-magazine.com

![](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/portadas/2018/navigating-the-five-frequent-hazards-of-it-security.jpg)

> Whenever there’s a data breach, it’s easy to get caught up in the root cause analysis – a misconfigured device, an unpatched application, an employee falling for a phishing attack, you name it. Really, the root causes of most breaches are not these moment-in-time errors. Instead, they are almost always shortsighted decisions made well before the breach ever occurs.

[Read the full article at infosecurity-magazine.com](https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/opinions/navigating-five-frequent-hazards/)

**Tags:** [Cyber Security Awareness](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/cyber-security-awareness/) · [Data Breach](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/data-breach/) · [IT Compliance](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/it-compliance/) · [IT Security](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/it-security/) · [Phishing Attack](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/phishing-attack/) · [Risk Management](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/risk-management/)