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Defense In-Depth

Last modified: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 

A security and antivirus term used to describe an approach to system security where multiple layers of security are deployed to guard against failure of one component or layer.
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Although many organizations have deployed antivirus software, malicious software such as computer viruses, worms, and Trojan horses continue to infect computer systems around the world. There is no single reason for this apparent contradiction, but the current situation indicates that the standard approach of deploying antivirus software on each computer in your environment may not be sufficient.

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