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by borski 705 days ago
That’s not actually fair.

Defense is very hard. Offense, by comparison, is much easier. An attacker has to win once, and then they’re in.

A defender has to win every time, which is much much harder, if not impossible.

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Defender does not have to win every time. That is what defense in depth is all about. Multiple lines of defense.
You’re missing the point, either intentionally or unintentionally.

No matter how many lines of defense in depth you have, protecting the surface area of a product or service is always going to be harder than attacking it.