Zero Trust (ZT) is a powerful concept that can significantly reduce risk and amplify benefits to businesses, but how far do you take a lack of trust?
ZT amounts to a set of principles for improving and maintaining security based on the concept of “never trust, always verify”. By adopting policies, culture and technology that enforce these principles, modern workplace environments can remain assured that their assets are protected regardless of where they – for example in the cloud or on a remote worker’s laptop, not just inside the office network.
Because it has the potential to massively reduce risk, as well as add value across a whole business, ZT is gaining a lot of traction in the media, security, and technology industries. However, ZT gets tricky when you start to dig into it.
There is no single agreed standard but lots of models based on the principles (e.g. NCSC, NIST), and many companies claiming to sell ZT, or ZT-aligned products, each with their own interpretation of what it means. More complications arise when it comes to educating staff on not only its importance, but it’s continual implementation.
Implementation looks different in every environment, but the end goal is always the same: continuous security assurance in ever-evolving workplaces. At Waterstons we can provide clarity to our customers about ZT, educating them so they can make informed decisions about how to adopt ZT moving forward, and helping transform it from a buzzword into a strategy with real value.
If you want to develop your organisation’s Zero Trust approach, we’re with you.