Configuration Rot: Why Security Tools Quietly Stop Working

Security tools don’t usually break.

They just slowly stop doing what you think they’re doing. Or perhaps were never set up to do what you needed in the first place.

Something got deployed. It worked. Then it drifted. No one noticed. And three years later, you’re questioning the renewal because you’re not even sure what it’s protecting anymore.

That’s configuration rot.

Thanks to Julian Lee at eChannelNews for the fun, thoughtful and much needed conversation on this topic and more.

Watch the full interview here:
https://www.e-channelnews.com/operationalizing-resilience-with-reach-security/

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