Insight: Making Defense in Depth Actually Work

Defense in depth is one of those phrases everyone uses, but few teams can clearly describe in terms of everyday work. In this narrated edition of our Tuesday “Insights” feature from Bare Metal Cyber Magazine, we walk through defense in depth as a practical security design pattern rather than a slogan. You’ll hear how it fits across identity, network, endpoint, and cloud, and why it’s really about combining people, process, and technology so that no single miss turns into a major incident.

The episode also explores how defense in depth works in real environments: from phishing and remote access to cloud and application security. We look at common use cases, where layering gives you quick wins with the tools you already own, and where deeper investment pays off over time. You’ll also hear honest discussion of trade-offs, limits, and failure modes, along with healthy signals that your layers are truly supporting each other instead of just multiplying dashboards.