Zero Trust Architecture
Intent Zero Trust , meaning “ never trust, always verify ” ( Samaniego & Deters, 2018, p. 89 ), is an approach to secure digital assets by eliminating implicit trust and requiring strict verification when trying to access resources. No user or application is trusted by default from inside or outside the network, and verification is always required from everyone trying to gain access to resources on the network. This added layer of security has been shown to prevent data breaches. IBM Studies have shown that the average cost of a single data breach is over $3 million . Zero Trust Security was first established at large internet firms such as Google and CloudFlare , and it is starting to gain traction with the rest of industries and corporations. Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) is designed to protect modern environments and enable digital transformation by using strong authentication methods. Motivations There are a number of internal reasons why ZTA has become increasingly critica...