Harry Potter and Defense in Depth

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  • Опубліковано 9 сер 2013
  • This montage from "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" filmically illustrates the security principle of defense in depth, as explained by Bruce Schneier in his book "Beyond Fear":
    "In J.K. Rowling's first Harry Potter novel, Professor Dumbledore arranges to protect the Philosopher's Stone (the Sorcerer's Stone, in the American edition) not with one but with a series of countermeasures: Fluffy the three-headed dog, devil's snare plants, a locked door with flying keys, a giant chess puzzle, a troll, a logic problem involving potions, and finally a magic mirror. An attacker would have to penetrate every one of them, rather than just the weakest of them. Security is not just a matter of numerous countermeasures, but countermeasures that work independently and in series and that present different sets of challenges to the attacker. In general, a moat-wall combination is better than two walls" (p. 105).

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