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Defense in depth

"Defense in depth" is a concept that advocates for adding deffense at different levels of a system.

Examples layers and defences

Layer Defense
Technical. System and application Antivirus, Authentication, Encryption, Hashing passwords, Logging and auditing, Multi-factor authentication, Vulnerability scanners,
Technical. Network Firewalls, DMZ, VPN
Physical Biometrics, Data-centric security
Administrative hiring practices, data handling procedures, security requirements

References

  1. (Wikipedia, 2021), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_in_depth_(computing)