2 THE ZERO TRUST FRAMEWORK

The Origins of the Zero Trust Framework

DOI: 10.1201/9781003470021-2

In reality, the concept of the Zero Trust Framework is nothing new. In fact, it dates back more than a decade ago, all the way to 2010. John Kindervag developed the philosophy that nothing should be trusted at all, from within both the external and internal environments of a company or, for that matter, any type of entity. The motto here was to get rid all of the levels of trust, even how slight it may be. The driving philosophy was to “never trust, but always verify, no matter how many times it has to be done”.

Although the concept of the Internet of Things (IoT) was not even heard back during those times, people trying to access connected devices ...

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