Defense in depth
nounid
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The practice of layering defenses to provide added protection Defense in depth increases security by raising the effort needed in an attack. This strategy places multiple barriers between an attacker and an enterprise's computing and information resources.
MWE
Classifications
Entity Type
Capability90%rule-basedr:entity.capability.service.v1
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- alternatephrasing
- Defense In-DepthDefense-in-Depth
- plural
- Defense in depthsDefense In-DepthsDefense-in-Depths
- possessive
- Defense in depth'sDefense In-Depth'sDefense-in-Depth's
- pluralpossessive
- Defense in depths'Defense In-Depths'Defense-in-Depths'
Framework definitions
- §1
- Defense In-Depth is the approach of using multiple layers of security to guard against failure of a single security component.
- §1
- The practice of layering defenses to provide added protection Defense in depth increases security by raising the effort needed in an attack. This strategy places multiple barriers between an attacker and an enterprise's computing and information resources.
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
- §1
- Information security strategy integrating people, technology, and operations capabilities to establish variable barriers across multiple layers and dimensions of the organization.
- §1
- Information security strategy integrating people, technology, and operations capabilities to establish variable barriers across multiple layers and dimensions of the organization.
- §1
- Information security strategy integrating people, technology, and operations capabilities to establish variable barriers across multiple layers and dimensions of the organization.
- §1
- Information security strategy integrating people, technology, and operations capabilities to establish variable barriers across multiple layers and dimensions of the organization.
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