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8 Security Dinosaurs and What Filled Their Footprints

Security technology has to evolve as new threats emerge and defenses improve. Here is a look back at the old breeds that are dying out.

Ericka Chickowski

Contributing Writer, Dark Reading

February 02, 2022

Toy stegosaurus and triceratops watch on a laptop as toy T. Rex attacks another stegosaurus

Photo illustration of a keyboard whose Enter key is replaced by a red key labeled Email

A white man's hand holds an authentication token keyfob with a generated access key in front of a monitor with Secure Logon

A white man's hand removes a tape backup from a rack of backups

Closeup of browser address bar showing the lock icon and "https"

Portrait of a dead BlackBerry, a mobile phone with a physical keyboard

Photo of a man in short sleeves using one computer among a bank of computers, under a wall of monitors

Piece of paper in a typewriter, with "Virtual", "Private", and "Network" stacked on separate lines; first letters are red

Photo of the back of a server, where two rows of cables connect to the rack

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