In Zero Trust We Trust

Chapter 9

Critical Security Mechanisms for Zero Trust Architectures

A common misunderstanding most enterprises have is that they need to start identifying Zero Trust–capable products before they begin their Zero Trust journey. As part of the overall Zero Trust Journey, a product-level selection or critical mechanism update happens much later in the fourth phase. It is important to spend time to understand requirements, build metrics, bring together a strong security team, and finally create the strategy. With the tactical road map and a strategy in place, the next logical step is to identify the mechanisms required for the desired initiatives, and this is where product selection is performed. Previous chapters focused on the overall architecture ...