The Black Box Trap: Securing Infrastructure we Don’t Fully Own

About this episode

The episode discusses the cybersecurity risks associated with black box MIS and ERP platforms that public-sector IT teams often secure but cannot patch.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-black-box-trap-securing-infrastructure-we-dont-fully-own . Public-sector IT teams often secure systems they cannot patch. Here’s why black box MIS and ERP platforms create major cybersecurity risks. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity . You can also check exclusive content about #cybersecurity , #vendor-access , #digital-sovereignty , #mis-security , #third-party-breach , #security-contracts , #micro-segmentation , #black-box-systems , and more. This story was written by: @mnabilsadek . Learn more about this writer by checking @mnabilsadek's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . Public-sector IT teams often secure systems they cannot patch. Here’s why black box MIS and ERP platforms create major cybersecurity risks.

Topics covered

• cybersecurity
• public-sector IT
• black box systems
• ERP platforms
• cybersecurity risks

Keywords

• cybersecurity
• black box
• MIS
• ERP
• third-party breach
• digital sovereignty
• security contracts

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