Best cyber defense strategies

The bottom line of cybersecurity often comes down to the defense systems that an organization has in place. There are two defense strategies that organizations commonly use: defense in depth and defense in breadth.

Defense in depth

It is also referred to as layered securing and involves employing stratified defense mechanisms to make it hard for attackers to breach organizations. Since multiple layers of security are employed, the failure of one level of security to thwart an attack only exposes attackers to another security layer. Due to this redundancy, it becomes complex and expensive for hackers to try and breach systems.

The defense-in-depth strategy appeals to organizations that believe that no single layer of security is immune to attacks. Therefore, a series of defense systems is always deployed to protect systems, networks, and data. For instance, an organization that wishes to protect its file server might deploy an intrusion detection...