Summary
In today’s digital epoch, security has transcended its role as a mere addendum to becoming the linchpin of every facet of our interconnected world. While security has matured over the past few decades and become more complex, fundamental aspects of the subject are still intact. In this chapter, we took a ride through time and developed intuitions about the emergence of security we experience today. We hope this chapter helped bolster your security thought process, as we will be coming back to a lot of these concepts throughout the book.
Key takeaways
- The CIA Triad: confidentiality, integrity, and availability—the three core pillars of security. All security incidents can be attributed to the violation of one or more of these principles.
- Security is not just about identifying gaps and deploying assets. Security involves technical controls such as encryption, authorization, and so on, as well as procedural controls such as adhering to standards, policies...
