Open Source Security

By Josh Bressers

Defenders only need to be right once

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Published January 10, 2021 6:00pm

Josh and Kurt talk about this idea that seems to exist in security of "attackers only need to be right once" which is silly. The reality is attackers have to get everything right, defenders really only need to get it right once. But "defenders only need to be right once" isn't going to sell any products.

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