CHAPTER 9Defense-in-Depth Strategies
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LIKE TRADITIONAL WARFARE, cyberwarfare is fought both offensively and defensively. Defending against cyberattacks is a complex task because of the broad range of attackers, the number of potential targets, and the huge variety of ways in which attacks are conducted. When you factor in that people also create vulnerabilities that can be leveraged to attack computers and networks, cyber defense can seem nearly impossible.
The adversaries that network and systems defenders face vary. Nation-states, corporations, insurrectionists, cybercriminals, and hacktivists each have their ...
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