Cyberdefenders for years have adopted Fort Apache strategies to protect their networks. Strong perimeters could prevent attackers from reaching precious data, they reasoned. As technology marched on, however, the idea of an impermeable wall became as quaint as the Maginot Line on the eve of World War II. Firewalls alone no longer were strong enough to keep data safe. The mantra emanating from security circles was “It’s not if you’ll be breached, it’s when.”
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Big Data Analytics Fights Insider Threats
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. May 13, 2015 05:00 AMCyberdefenders for years have adopted Fort Apache strategies to protect their networks. Strong perimeters could prevent attackers from reaching precious data, they reasoned. As technology marched on, however, the idea of an impermeable wall became as quaint as the Maginot Line on the eve of World War II. Firewalls alone no longer were strong enough to keep data safe. The mantra emanating from security circles was “It’s not if you’ll be breached, it’s when.”