The character Don Quixote became legendary tilting at imaginary giants that were ultimately just windmills dotting an expansive countryside. His cause was noble, but his efforts were fruitless and completely misguided.
Don Quixote’s adventures are not only entertaining, but define a pattern of behavior that is similar to today’s IT security professionals’ noble pursuit of network and data security. There are serious lessons to learn from the delusional Don Quixote extending beyond the folly of having an irrational hatred of windmills.