WHAT IS PROACTIVE CYBER DEFENSE?
It?s not hard to understand the concept of proactive cyber defense: acting in anticipation of an attack against a computer or network. The goal is getting in front of attacks by evading, outwitting, or neutralizing them early instead of waiting for the damage to start like reactive cyber defenses. It?s also not hard to understand the benefits of being proactive: preventing the negative effects of cyber attacks instead of trying to minimize the damage. The only thing hard to understand is why every company doesn?t practice proactive cyber defense already? To answer that question, we need to dive into the history of cybersecurity. It offers a powerful lesson about what can happen when we?re blind to the flaws in our own methodology. It