Talk:Fabric of Security

Missed [Figure 1 entitled "Access Control Model of Protection"] (mentioned in section of Lampson's Protection Model) ?

This article is relevant to the current cybersecurity environment but it's poorly written. And from what I can tell, portions of it were copied from the original contributor's academic research. I will do what I can to clean it up and improve it. Several cyber security companies, like Palo Alto Networks, use 'fabric' in their technical jargon. I believe at least a few of those companies' articles on Wikiepdia should link here, after a bit of clean up. I hope others help improve this article.Michael Martinez (talk) 16:01, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

So it looks like I dithered too long in preparing my proposed changes. Someone from the WikiProject Computer Security Assessment department removed the copyrighted content. I still think the article can be improved. I'll do a little more research and see if I can help out. I encourage any security industry professionals who see this page to consider helping.Michael Martinez (talk) 16:56, 4 October 2021 (UTC)

While I'd still like to contribute to this article, finding time to do so hasn't been easy. I've been searching for a good source that explains "federated security". I'm not sure but I think this would be an acceptable citation: "Federation". Microsoft documentation. Microsoft. Retrieved November 13, 2021. Federated security allows for clean separation between the service a client is accessing and the associated authentication and authorization procedures. The text appears to have been quoted on other sites. Butler_Lampson, who is referenced in the Fabric of Security article, worked for Microsoft in the 1990s. I cannot find a source attributing the definition provided on the Microsoft site to him.Michael Martinez (talk) 07:38, 13 November 2021 (UTC)

I think it would also be helpful to mention more up-to-date concepts, such as Gartner's Cybersecurity Mesh. I don't think that link would be an appropriate source but this is a new concept that Gartner appears to have introduced this year.Michael Martinez (talk) 07:38, 13 November 2021 (UTC)

The lack of interest in the article from other editors would seem to vindicate the proposal for deletion, but the rationale (that the concept resembles 1 company's product) is not, in my opinion, sufficient.

Butler Lampson's biography doesn't mention this concept but his ideas about cybersecurity were seminal in the field. The concept itself is pervasive in modern cybersecurity (multiple companies are now touting security "platforms" which provide more than one form of protection for networks).

I suggest the article be summarized and merged into his biography. Michael Martinez (talk) 05:41, 23 October 2025 (UTC)