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defence in depth

nounid 2265·updated May 9, 2026
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The security controls deployed throughout the various layers of the network to provide for resiliency in the event of the failure or the exploitation of a vulnerability of another control (may also be referred to as “layered protection”).

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Control92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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plural
defence in depths
possessive
defence in depth's
pluralpossessive
defence in depths'

Framework definitions

CPMI-IOSCO Guidance on Cyber Resilience for Financial Market Infrastructures1 senseview framework →
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The security controls deployed throughout the various layers of the network to provide for resiliency in the event of the failure or the exploitation of a vulnerability of another control (may also be referred to as “layered protection”).
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
The security controls deployed throughout the various layers of the network to provide for resiliency in the event of the failure or the exploitation of a vulnerability of another control (may also be referred to as “layered protection”).
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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