Oh, For F\*ck’s Sake… Misconfigurations. Still.

Right, listen up, you lot. Apparently, some so-called “experts” are whining that calling misconfigured systems “vulnerabilities” is wrong. Yeah, because a gaping hole left open by sheer incompetence is TOTALLY different than actual code flaws. They’re saying it muddies the waters for metrics and makes people feel better about themselves when they haven’t actually secured anything.

The article basically points out that if you leave your AWS S3 bucket wide open, or forget to patch a database because you were too busy playing Solitaire, that’s not a *vulnerability* in the software. It’s just…stupidity. Human error. A complete lack of basic security hygiene. But, apparently, we need fancy terms for it now so management doesn’t have to admit they’re spending money on useless tools and training.

They go on about how this impacts reporting (like anyone actually *reads* those reports) and the whole risk assessment process. Look, if something is exploitable, it’s a problem! Doesn’t matter why it’s exploitable. Stop splitting hairs!

The bottom line? People are still screwing up basic security stuff, and now they want to redefine what a vulnerability *is* so they don’t feel bad about it. It’s infuriatingly bureaucratic nonsense.

Honestly, I’m starting to think the biggest threat to cybersecurity isn’t malware, it’s people.

Source: https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/misconfigurations-are-not.html

  I once had to clean up a system where the entire admin panel was accessible via ‘password’. ‘Password’, you understand. The sysadmin claimed it was “for testing” and hadn’t gotten around to changing it in six months. Six *months*. I swear, sometimes I think I’m dealing with trained monkeys.

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