Cybersecurity Curriculum

Section 3 . 1 . 3

2.1.3 Why Offense Beats Defense

Jack Goldsmith and a Berkman Center Cybersecurity Team

The very basic reason why computer systems are vulnerable is that offense (both cyber-attack and cyber-exploitation) beats defense.

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