Jason and the quest for the Golden Fleece

Discover the Ancient Wisdom Behind Modern Defense Philosophies

Good day Everyone! It's time for another round of mythological scribble. Today, we're diving into a tale to understand how our ancestors programmed our subconscious minds with apex-secret defense wisdom.

You see, a wise woman once blurted out that humanity’s march toward progress—and beyond!—kicked off with,

little stories our folks, their folks, and yes, even their folks’ folks

spun for us through the ages. MAY be that’s why we call them folklores then. Buckle up, it's story time!

Jason and the Quest for the Golden Fleece

Once upon a time in ancient Greece, there was a young boy named Jason who faced a rather tricky family issue. His uncle Pelias had cunningly grabbed the throne from Jason’s father.

One fine day, Jason approached his uncle Pelias and said,

"Hey uncle , I need my throne back! What do you think?”

But Uncle Pelias, who is always in the lead even on his day off, proposed a seemingly impossible challenge. He was like,

“Sure, buddy, you can be king—just as soon as you fetch me the Golden Fleece. I need it for my retirement. I’m sure it’s no big deal for a hero like you.”

Jason, who has been ONLY binging “One Piece” on Netflix till that day accepted the challenge and gathered a team of warriors. Together, they set sail to grab the “Golden Fleece” in a ship called Argo.

We can hear your mind voice going ,

“Didn’t Jason just copy one piece plot?”.

We don’t blame him, remember “Never reinvent the wheel” if a plan works, stick to it until it doesn’t work. Ahem Ahem!

Now let’s move to the important part of this story.

Defense in Depth

After setting sail and hitting up some online forums for some quick tips, Jason quickly realized that snagging the Golden Fleece wasn’t going to be a walk in the park. Apparently, some overly cautious “Security Architect” had gone all out with the home security system in Colchis[ the place where the “Golden Fleece” was kept].

Here’s what our poor hero Jason was up against:

• Location: The Golden Fleece was stashed in Colchis, a land as unwelcoming as Skull Island. It featured dangerous seas and creatures not there to make friends, or had accounts on Instagram. Moreover, the locals certainly didn’t wave hello or accept any friend requests on Facebook.

• Physical Defenses: The Security Architect also had hired a dragon, not the sleepy kind that might ignore a sneaky hero. No, this dragon loved its job, curling around the tree holding the fleece like it was the latest dragon yoga trend.

• Magical Protection: As if a hyperactive dragon wasn’t enough, The Security Architect threw in some magic spells and enchantments. Basically, the fleece was wrapped up tighter than a top-level government secret with clearance level APEX-SECRET.

As you see, it is clearly evident that Jason had to break multitude of difficulties to get to the Prize “Golden Fleece”, this is called “Defense in depth”

What is “Defense in Depth” , A Technical Take?

Defense in depth is a strategy that leverages multiple security measures to protect an organization's assets

For example, in securing a typical asset our modern day “Security Professionals” employ mix of several strategies, Some of them are

• Physical Security : Fence , Cameras, Security Guards

• Perimeter Security : Firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems

• Endpoint Protection : Virus Scanners , Anti-Virus softwares

• Access Controls : Ex : You got to have password / username to login to your office computer

Cool, Pretty much this is what “Defense in Depth” is about

If anyone wondering what happened to “Jason” ?

Turns out, Jason, armed with nothing but his wits and a bunch of online how to guides, managed to crack through all those defenses and snatch up the Golden Fleece. Along the way, he even managed to snag himself a girl and lived happily ever after, He is posting his epic moments on Instagram for all the world to envy!

So, next time you're gazing up at the stars, give a little wave to our ancestors and their sneaky story telling skills. Who knew those bedtime stories would come in handy for us in our modern age?