Microsoft Storefront Opens the Cybersecurity Gates

Interesting Tech Fact:

Before firewalls became standard, one of the first major “cyber defense” tools was a simple phone-line monitoring system developed by researchers at Bell Labs to detect unauthorized modem connections. At the time, attackers often dialed directly into corporate systems through unsecured lines, bypassing networks entirely. This little-known innovation—essentially an intrusion detection system for telephone lines—laid the groundwork for modern intrusion detection and prevention technologies, proving that even before the internet, businesses were already grappling with how to defend their digital perimeters.