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[wgl_custom_text font_size=”16″]Zero-trust is simply about preserving data by removing trust from the core – defining protection for each component rather than a system as a whole. The zero-trust environment hinges on identities at the center, requiring each request to identify, authenticate, and have authorization to the requested DASS. Zero-trust ensures that there are no attempts to communicate with the organization’s programs or systems without being granted access.

 

In 2009, a highly sophisticated attack targeted Google and several other large corporate entities, dubbed Operation Aurora, allegedly sanctioned by the Chinese Government. Although most businesses replied by improving their perimeter protection, Google built a security strategy known as the BeyondCorp concept. The zero-trust strategy operates under the premise that everyone inside the corporate firewall is just as suspicious as anyone outside.

 

BeyondCorp has now given rise to a new market that involves a rising array of off-the-shelf solutions for zero trust protection.[/wgl_custom_text][wgl_spacing spacer_size=”30px”]

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• Identify the protected surface. With zero-trust, you are not focused on your attack surface. Your aim is defending your surface, the essential data, applications, assets, and services. Once a protective surface is established, you should place your controls as close to it as possible, allowing you to build a micro-perimeter with minimal, specific, and understandable policy statements.
• Create a zero-trust protection policy. After you’ve completed the network architecture, you’ll need to develop a zero-trust policy. Identify and understand the different users, the required data, application, asset, and system resource, and what controls should be used to protect each surface.
• Create your zero-trust framework. Zero-trust environments are entirely customizable and not built from a single, standardized architecture. The design, meanwhile, is planned around the covered area. Once you have identified all surfaces, the security, and mapped the data flows, aligning with your business needs, you can map the zero trust architecture. A good start is a next-generation firewall with endpoint detection and response and email security.
• Monitor and manage networks. Evaluating all reports, both internal and external, and focusing solely on zero-trust. As zero-trust is an iterative process, traffic monitoring can provide useful information into how the network can be strengthened over time.

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• It is a structure to direct the distribution of the defense services. The vast majority of businesses are mindful of the need for improved protection. Zero-trust provides a roadmap for security improvements and attempts to modernize, helping you decide what actions are essential and expand layered security.
• You will track all of your extensive user activities and log-in. Implementing a zero-trust environment also does more than improve security; it enhances data protection and connectivity strategies by offering insight into linked endpoints and networks.
• It reduces risk and increases cloud efficiency. The cloud is much more useful for teamwork and complex user bases, considering the risks involved. Zero-trust can reduce the risk of an attack on your business’s data, applications, assets, and services. The cloud enables artificial intelligence, adopted for risk-based access control, and threat intelligence, prioritizing vulnerability remediation.
• It is a low-cost, high-value shift.There is a misconception that a switch to zero-trust becomes a huge cost component on the budget: it involves replacing older infrastructure. Zero-trust enables rapid business scaling and is dynamic, from a change in business needs to technology enhancements as the strategy expands. Most importantly, it is a cost-effective way of achieving visibility and granular control within your company.

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[wgl_spacing spacer_size=”34″][wgl_custom_text font_size=”16″]There has never been a better time to implement a zero-trust environment than there is now. As the systems have evolved, the guidelines and requirements development and the need for a new security solution should be strongly considered. Argent X Cyber will help you understand the risks of not implementing a zero-trust strategy to handle these threats. Our highly experienced team will assess and recommend best-practice solutions to provide you with all the protection you need.

 

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