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25-01 Defense in Depth

Last updated Aug 17, 2023 Edit Source

# The 7 Layers of Security

# 1. Data

access to business and customer data, and encryption to protect data.

# 2. Application 

applications are secure and free of security vulnerabilities.

# 3. Compute

Access to virtual machines (ports, on-premise, cloud)

# 4. Network

limit communication between resources using segmentation and access controls.

# 5. Perimeter

distributed denial of service (DDoS) protection to filter large-scale attacks before they can cause a denial of service for users.

# 6. Identity and access

controlling access to infrastructure and change control.

# 7. Physical

limiting access to a data center to only authorized personnel.