Security Efforts – Situational Awareness

Security Efforts – Situational Awareness

Scenario:
Much of the security efforts of the past have been centered around prevention and protection. The increasing sophistication of cyber attacks have shown that no controls are 100% effective, and some compromises do occur. There is a rising realization that in addition to considering prevention and protection, controls that address detection and response are necessary to improve security posture.

Question: 300 words and no plagiarism please 2 APA references please
Please describe how situational awareness is a driver for detection and response controls.

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Security Efforts
Situational Awareness
Information security efforts have in the past been centered on protection and prevention of attacks. However, cyber-attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated, meaning that there are no controls that can be implemented that can be considered to be 100% effective. As a result,

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