An architecture layers a firewall, an intrusion prevention system and endpoint protection, all from one…

Question

An architecture layers a firewall, an intrusion prevention system and endpoint protection, all from one vendor sharing one signature feed. What weakens the defence in depth?

Accepted Answer

C. The layers do not fail independently — Depth only helps if a single failure cannot pass through every layer; a shared blind spot defeats all three at once.

Answer

Too many layers slow the network

Answer

Endpoint protection duplicates the firewall

Answer

Single-vendor deployments cannot be audited