Inside the Security Mind: Making the Tough Decisions

Perimeter Defenses

The primary focus of defense throughout history has been guarding the perimeter. Regulating the flow of access between the outside and inside borders of the home territory has always been an essential component in ensuring one's survival. Today, if an organization has any security at all, it will likely be focused on the perimeter.

Expanding the Perimeter Concept

It must be understood that when I talk about the “perimeter,” this does not simply mean “the Internet.” Of course, the Internet is an area that we need to be concerned with, but most organizations place far too much attention on the Internet and not enough on the rest of the perimeter. Remember the Rule of the Weakest Link? In most organizations, the Internet has the ...