Define: "Perimeter Defense" in Business
Multi-headcount capital waste
"Let the C-SuiteThe C-SuiteThe people who approve a $5M cloud migration but deny your request for a $50 keyboard. feel safe behind their expensive edge firewalls. Just make sure your CYA emails documenting the lack of endpoint security are saved offline before the cryptolocker hits."
Security measures designed to protect a network's boundary from external threats.
What does "Perimeter Defense" actually mean?
"A nostalgic delusion held by executives who think a single firewall will protect a company where everyone works from Starbucks."
"Our cybersecurity strategy relies heavily on a robust perimeter defense architecture."
"Management is obsessed with perimeter defense, completely ignoring that Dave's laptop has had malware on it since last Tuesday."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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