What is Zero Trust? A security approach that stops treating anything inside the network as trusted by default. Every request, from a person or a device, is verified before it is allowed, and the access it gets is limited to what the job needs. It is a design principle, not a product, and no single tool delivers it.
Why the weakest link is the person
Most successful attacks do not break in. They log in, using a stolen password or a credential handed over in response to a convincing message. Zero Trust answers that by assuming a valid login can still be the wrong person, and by limiting how far any one login can go.
Where to start
You do not need a platform to begin. Three moves come first, in this order:
- Verify identity properly. Multi-factor authentication on every account that can reach sensitive data, starting with email and remote access.
- Limit access to the job. Review who can reach what, and remove what nobody remembers granting.
- Watch for the unusual. Know what normal looks like, so a login from the wrong place at the wrong time gets noticed.
Tools come after that, chosen to fit the gaps those three steps reveal. In regulated industries, the same steps also produce the evidence auditors and insurers ask for. See what insurers now require and cybersecurity compliance, simplified.
A one-page guide
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