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  Te defendere et defendere Today, in the digital world, the specter of cyberattack looms larger than ever. No one is unaware of the importance of defending themselves against these digital threats anymore, at least having heard about them. However, the same cannot be said in terms of understanding and identifying the essential aspects of protection, which is nevertheless essential for the defense of our own interests and those entrusted to us, against such attacks. And quite rightly indeed! The digital world with its abstruse term remains a mystery for many of us. So, while terms such as computer attacks, hackers or even data breaches are increasingly part of our daily language, we often encounter a multitude of names and abbreviations such as IDS, IPS, DPI, NGFW, honeypot, most of which remain enigmatic to most of us. However, as Cybersecurity grows in importance, the message is clear: equip yourself with the knowledge and tools hidden behind these names to ensure your defense ag...

"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle." (Sun Tzu, The Art of War, TUTTLE Publishing, chap. 3, 18). This powerful maxim, which has not aged a day in 2,000 years and whose applicability, along with that of other maxims from Sun Tzu's "The Art of War," a Chinese manual of military strategy, has extended to the business world, must be embraced by everyone in everyday life, especially in the battlefield of the internet when it comes to defending against cyber-attacks. The stage is set: your IT Infrastructure is the target of attackers, and you, in your role as the general responsible for defending the position, must take all necessary measures to withstand the attacks and emerge victorious because in such a battle, there is only one winner, an...