Exam Cybersecurity Fundamentals Specialist topic 1 question 49 discussion

Defense-in-Depth is the provisioning of multiple security protections, especially in layers, with the intent to delay, if not prevent an attack. Defense in depth implies layers of security and detection, even on single systems, and provides the following features: attackers are faced with breaking through or bypassing each layer without being detected, a flaw in one layer can be mitigated by capabilities in other layers, system security becomes a set of layers within the overall network security.