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The Complete Guide to Defense in Depth

You're reading from   The Complete Guide to Defense in Depth Learn to identify, mitigate, and prevent cyber threats with a dynamic, layered defense approach

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781835468265
Length 298 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Akash Mukherjee Akash Mukherjee
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: Understanding Defense in Depth – The Core Principle
2. Chapter 1: Navigating Risk, Classifying Assets, and Unveiling Threats FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Practical Guide to Defense in Depth 4. Chapter 3: Building a Framework for Layered Security 5. Part 2: Building a Layered Security Strategy – Thinking Like an Attacker
6. Chapter 4: Understanding the Attacker Mindset 7. Chapter 5: Uncovering Weak Points through an Adversarial Lens 8. Chapter 6: Mapping Attack Vectors and Gaining an Edge 9. Chapter 7: Building a Proactive Layered Defense Strategy 10. Part 3: Adapting and Evolving with Defense in Depth – The Threat Landscape
11. Chapter 8: Understanding Emerging Threats and Defense in Depth 12. Chapter 9: The Human Factor – Security Awareness and Training 13. Chapter 10: Defense in Depth – A Living, Breathing Approach to Security 14. Index 15. Other Books You May Enjoy

Emerging threat environment

The cybersecurity landscape is in a state of perpetual flux. While familiar threats such as phishing and malware persist, increasingly sophisticated actors employ novel attack vectors that challenge conventional defensive strategies. Understanding the dynamics of this evolving threat environment is paramount to recognizing why a simple reliance on traditional DiD models falls short. This section provides an overview of significant new threats, illuminating their disruptive potential and the need for adaptable defense. We’ll move beyond generalized risks and highlight specific tactics that expose potential weaknesses within conventional DiD architectures.

This evolution underscores the urgent need to analyze how emerging threats exploit inherent weaknesses in traditional DiD implementations. Assumptions about user awareness, predictable attack paths, and the reliance on static defensive perimeters are continuously challenged by an evolving adversary...

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