Zero Trust (ZT) is a cybersecurity model that assumes no user or system is trusted by default, whether inside or outside the network. It requires rigorous, ongoing identity verification for every person and device active on a network.
- Technology Enablement: Modern technologies and tools, such as multi-factor authentication, micro-segmentation, identity and access management, and endpoint security, make implementing ZT possible.
- Incremental Implementation: Organizations can adopt ZT gradually, starting with critical assets and expanding over time.
- Industry Adoption: Many organizations, especially those in regulated industries like finance and healthcare, successfully implement ZT principles to enhance their security position.
ZT is aspirational because:
- Total Security: ZT represents a highly sophisticated security model aiming for rigorous access controls, continuous verification, and least privilege principles.
- Complexity and Cost: Implementing ZT is highly complex and costly, requiring significant investment and changes to existing infrastructure.
- Continuous Management: ZT is not a one-time setup but an ongoing process requiring continuous monitoring.
While ZT is an ambitious goal, I believe that it is achievable with the right strategy, technology, investment, and commitment. ZT's principles are worth both implementing - and aspiring to.
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Open source zero trust networking
7 个月Good insights. I think it is more feasible than aspiration, but it can require a lot of investment. Therefore, the question becomes, how can we reduce that investment and make a more secure by default environment. For me, this is where solutions such as (which just so happen to be 'free' & open source) OpenZiti (https://openziti.io/) come in. It provides a zero trust network overlay which can be applied to almost any use case and stops external network attacks. It even includes SDKs so that ZTN can be part of the SDLC and make IP attacks completely impossible.