# Insecure Defaults

> Shipping default settings that favor convenience over safety, leaving a system exposed unless it is explicitly hardened.

Record: `lex:insecure-defaults`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Security Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/security-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-insecure-defaults

## category

- [Security Privacy Compliance](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/security-privacy-compliance.md)

## referenced-by

- [Secure by Default](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/secure-by-default.md)