Most managers' first response, on being asked to secure their corporate networks, would probably be to install a firewall and force all incoming and outgoing traffic to pass through it. (Antivirus packages for all computers might come a close second these days.) Networks are becoming so complex and dynamic, however, that there are growing doubts as to whether perimeter defense can be trusted at all.
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Castle or Submarine? The Inadequacy of Perimeter Defense
By Tom Welsh
Posted December 6, 2005 | Leadership |
About The Author
Tom Welsh is a Senior Consultant with Cutter Consortium's Business & Enterprise Architecture practice. He is an independent consultant and analyst specializing in middleware, object technology, and software engineering. At Digital Equipment Corporation, Mr. Welsh was a hardware technician, software support specialist, corporate software developer, and senior technology consultant, before taking on the task of marketing Digital's OO software… Read More
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