COMMON
CONTROLS
80 – 20 rule in cybersecurity
80% of attacks can be prevented by simple controls [tools]
Rest 10% need complex control [tools]
Last 10% can never be prevented, it can only be detected timely and
prevented.
1. Antivirus – host based
2. DLP – host based/network based
3. Firewall – network based
4. Encryption – data/ application / host and network
5. Strong passwords
6. Logging/ monitoring
CONTROLS
80 – 20 rule in cybersecurity
80% of attacks can be prevented by simple controls [tools]
Rest 10% need complex control [tools]
Last 10% can never be prevented, it can only be detected timely and
prevented.
1. Antivirus – host based
2. DLP – host based/network based
3. Firewall – network based
4. Encryption – data/ application / host and network
5. Strong passwords
6. Logging/ monitoring
