InfoWorld - Security Adviser: 5 hot security defenses that don't deliver

We'd all love to have a magic bullet to stop hackers, but these five defenses won't do the trick, despite what you've been told

By Roger A. Grimes
APRIL 23, 2013

Few people understand the yearning for a security panacea like I do. After all, I've been a security consultant for 25-plus years -- I wish there was a magic solution! That way, I wouldn't have to keep repeating myself and telling clients to take care of the basics over and over. They never do, so I keep talking until I'm hoarse.

Nevertheless, the security industry keeps coming up with solutions that masquerade as magic bullets. In fact, the five defenses I describe here all have value -- but none of them are game-changers, despite the heavy hype. Here's why.

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