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Define: "Zero Trust"
What HR thinks it means:
A security framework requiring all users to be authenticated and authorized.
What it actually means:
"We bought a new enterprise security suite, and now the CEO is locked out of his own email."
Use it in a meeting:
"The company adopted a Zero Trust model, which means I now have to authenticate with my phone, my fingerprint, and a blood sample just to open Slack."
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