Title :
From Ancient Fortress to Modern Cyberdefense
Author :
Liu, Simon ; Ormaner, Jerry
Author_Institution :
US Nat. Libr. of Med., Bethesda, MD
Abstract :
Establishing an effective enterprise cyberdefense mechanism is conceptually similar to building a fortress city in ancient times. The authors describe the parallels by comparing observation towers, fortified walls, gates, alarms, guards, and cyberdefense.
Keywords :
business data processing; security of data; enterprise cyberdefense mechanism; fortified walls; fortress city; observation towers; Business continuity; Communication system security; Delay; Engineering management; Identity management systems; Management training; NIST; National security; Scheduling; World Wide Web; IT professional; antispam; antivirus; cyberdefense; cybersecurity; firewalls; identify management; incident response; intrusion detection; vulnerability management;
Journal_Title :
IT Professional
DOI :
10.1109/MITP.2009.48
