Chapter 4

Always Start with “Why”

When it comes to technology, the tendency of most teams is to jump straight to product selection or solutioning without considering other factors in the enterprise that could influence the decision. This, in turns, leads to organizational misalignment and possibly a total reversal of the idea itself. In most cases, Zero Trust conversations for enterprises begin with engineers and mid-level managers who then pitch the concept to leadership to see if it makes sense to adopt. However, inevitably, the conversations always steer towards “how” the Zero Trust architecture is implemented and what changes would be needed. When a new concept is incepted, the common goal should be to understand the inner workings of the ...

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