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Fake networks divert adversaries from critical systems
Military officials can better protect their communications systems by building fake networks or Honeynets to divert adversaries away from critical systems and to gain intelligence on their attack methods, a top official in the Defense Department's cyberdefense organization suggests in a new paper. more..
Firewalls create false sense of Security
Preoccupation with firewalls can divert attention and resources away from important issues of locking systems down.

Computer security researcher at the San Diego Supercomputing Center (SDSC), Abe Singer said companies can spend 90 percent of their security efforts on firewalls and not much of anything else. "I'm not saying firewalls are completely irrelevant, but how much effort do you spend on security?" Singer asked. "Do security at the host, not just the perimeter. You should be worried about what users are doing, because if an attacker is going through the perimeter [without secure hosts] then it's game over." more..