Define: "Zero Trust" in Business
Catastrophic fiscal burn
"Assuming everyone is an idiot and will click on a phishing link. Deny all traffic by default."
A security framework requiring all users to be authenticated and authorized.
What does "Zero Trust" actually mean?
"We bought a new enterprise security suite, and now the CEO is locked out of his own email."
"The IT department is rolling out a new zero trust security framework next month."
"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."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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