From the course: DevSecOps: Tips for Success
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Security is fighting a losing battle
From the course: DevSecOps: Tips for Success
Security is fighting a losing battle
- [Instructor] In his book, "Thinking Security," Steve Bellovin has a very salient point that cuts to the heart of the matter for security in the modern world. "Companies are spending a great deal on security, "but we read of massive computer-related attacks. "Clearly, something is wrong. "The root of the problem is twofold. "We're protecting the wrong things, "and we're hurting productivity in the process." The breaches haven't stopped. And in fact, they seem to be getting worse. All the while, the security team is slowing down the software delivery cadence in the organization. This isn't an isolated point of view. In the "Agile Application Security" book the authors note that, "Many security teams work "with a worldview where their goal "is to inhibit change as much as possible." Security sees change as the enemy. The business, however, sees change as the very lifeblood of their business. You often hear executives…
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