Recently, much of the cybersecurity commentary and blogs have talked about new approaches for protecting the network, especially beyond the perimeter. For the past few years, the industry has focused on conditional access (i.e., identity as the new perimeter) and even zero trust.
We talk about the perimeter becoming porous and traditional “network” defenses — like firewalls — as no longer being effective. The trend is for our discussions to take on a verbal shorthand and presume that everyone understands what we mean when we talk about protecting the network, beyond the perimeter.
Let’s take a step back and look afresh at what we are trying to convey. Our focus is not solely on protecting the network. The “network” is really the plumbing that all of our interconnected devices, applications, data, and resources rely on, and through wh ..
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