Week 7 Discussion 1 - Layering For Security

7-1 Discussion: Layering For Security Discussion Topic

Effective cybersecurity often involves layering different control measures to achieve robust defense in depth. In this discussion, you will perform the process of layering. In Module Six, you completed a lab activity on closing security holes, and for part of that activity, you reconfigured a host-based firewall and applied a security patch that, in concert, defeated an exploitable system vulnerability.

For your initial post in this discussion, describe a different security measure you would apply to reduce the negative impacts of an attack on at least one of the following: organizational systems, operations, or personnel. Explain how this measure would work and evaluate its likely effectiveness.