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What Good L3/L4 Policy Can Actually Do

A 2026 reassessment of MITRE ATT&CK, network segmentation, and practical microsegmentation

MITRE ATT&CK maps network segmentation to dozens of adversary techniques. This article reassesses what disciplined L3/L4 policy and microsegmentation can realistically do, where they help most, and where they stop.