Differentiated security is a form of
computer security
Computer security, cybersecurity (cyber security), or information technology security (IT security) is the protection of computer systems and networks from attack by malicious actors that may result in unauthorized information disclosure, the ...
that deploys a range of different security
policies and mechanisms according to the identity and context of a user or transaction.
This makes it much more difficult to scale or replicate attacks, since each cluster/individual has a different security profile and there should be no common weaknesses.
One way of achieving this is by subdividing the population into small differentiated clusters. At the extreme, each individual belongs to a different class.
See also
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Differentiated service (design pattern)
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Separation of protection and security
In computer sciences, the separation of protection and security is a design choice. Wulf et al. identified protection as a mechanism and security as a policy,Wulf 74 pp.337-345 therefore making the protection-security distinction a particular case ...
External links
Differentiated security in wireless networksAndreas Johnsson, 2002.
Computer security procedures