Countermeasures and Remediation Strategies
There's a class of actions, normally referred to as countermeasures, that are taken in response to security threats. You can think of burglar bars on your windows or shredding your credit card statements as countermeasures. Remediation strategies apply to what you do after your security has been compromised. If we look at attacks on security, what you can do about them is generally determined by the timing of the attack.
Prevention: Preventing or deterring the attack before it occurs. We buy a home alarm system so that the burglar will hit the house next door rather than ours. We reinforce our door locks to make it harder for thieves to break down the door.
Detection: Finding out about the attack as ...
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