Modern Defense in Depth

Modern Defense in Depth

by Stephen Gates
Released April 2019
Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
ISBN: 9781492050353

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Book description

Despite deploying the latest security technologies, organizations still struggle to defend cloud-based web applications against sophisticated cyberattacks. Many companies have turned to the popular defense-in-depth (DiD) technique, but this multilayered approach has its shortcomings. So where is the industry headed next? This insightful ebook demonstrates a new approach to DiD that enables current security tools to operate in concert rather than independently.

Stephen Gates, edge security evangelist and SME at Oracle Dyn, shows you how companies can establish integrated lines of defense similar to the way in which modern militaries operate on the battlefield. By the end of this book, CSOs, CISOs, security managers, and other professionals will understand how to implement the recommendations in this book today using the security technologies they already have in place.

With this ebook, you’ll examine:

  • Why today’s security technologies alone aren’t enough to protect web applications
  • How the existing approach to DiD for cybersecurity falls short of its goals
  • An example of how the modern military uses integrated lines of defense that work in concert
  • Eight lines of defense—including edge routers, DDoS defenses, and WAFs—that are best for protecting cloud-based web applications
  • Ways to use automation and supervised machine learning to integrate your security approaches

Product information

  • Title: Modern Defense in Depth
  • Author(s): Stephen Gates
  • Release date: April 2019
  • Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
  • ISBN: 9781492050353