Project Zero Trust

Chapter 3Trust Is a Vulnerability

As Dylan was walking into the MarchFit offices, his cell phone rang. It was an automated recording from his pharmacy, so he put the phone up to his ear and listened. Ahead of him a man held the door open to the South MarchFit corridors for a woman carrying a potted plant. As Dylan walked past the security desk, he could see two monitors displaying sixteen cameras each, but the pictures were too small for him to be able to tell what was going on in the images. The security guard was speaking with a woman at the other side of the desk, not looking at the cameras or the entrance or Dylan. Dylan continued to walk toward the entrance when another security guard walked through the door. Dylan followed him in without swiping his badge, which he realized was still in his pocket. He wasn't even displaying his ID like he was supposed to at all times while he was in the building.

Inside the security door was a vestibule for the elevators. The security guard got into one of the elevators and held the door open for Dylan, but Dylan waved him off, pointing to his cell phone. The guard nodded and the elevator doors closed. On the opposite side of the room, there was another card swipe on the door leading into the secure office space beyond. This door was propped open and Dylan could see a water delivery man rolling a cart full of bottled water down one of the aisles. Dylan walked through this door as well.

Dylan knew his way around the offices by this point, ...