Assertion: open port | /r/HasProperty | dangerous
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text: There’s a common misconception that open ports are dangerous.
text: A lot of IT media suggests that you “close ports,” and while this may be appropriate in some scenarios, it’s not accurate to say that open ports are dangerous.
text: So instead of saying flat-out that open ports are dangerous, we could simply say that misconfigured server and network security rules, along with unpatched and vulnerable software, are what ultimately lead companies to service exploitation… and only on certain ports.
text: There's a common misconception that an open port is dangerous.
text: And this advice is often appropriate, but it's not entirely accurate to say an open port is dangerous.
text: Open ports can be dangerous when the service listening on the port is misconfigured, unpatched, vulnerable to exploits, or has poor network security rules.