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1. Network Defense Architecture

Sreejith Keeriyattil1 
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Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
 

You’ve probably heard the saying, “security is the next big thing.” Security has been an important industry buzzword for many years now. What most analysts fail to convey is that security is not optional. Network and application security have to be built into the design; security shouldn’t be an afterthought.

This chapter covers important incidents that shook various industries because of the loopholes they revealed in the network architecture.

Malware that Shocked the World

The world’s largest shipping conglomerate, Maersk, was in for a shock on ...

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