Insights and Ideas from Dr. Zero Trust

Dr. Chase Cunningham, Ericom Software Chief Strategy Officer and a leading cybersecurity expert and originator of Forrester’s ZTX Zero Trust Extended Framework, shares the latest cybersecurity and Zero Trust news that executives need to know.

 

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Weekly Summary (3/26/2023): More funding around ZT is the most interesting part of this week’s news. The majority of enterprises are allocating up to 30 percent of their IT budgets to align on ZT. Wow. Things get done when money gets spent, at least that is how it is supposed to work. A variety of research points to growth in ZT. You will also note some interesting developments around enabling ZT for mobile devices and how trust is either implied or not in digital systems by allowing access. I think you can get some real value out of the news this week. Enjoy!

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SolarWinds Senate Hearing: Moving Forward It’s All About Zero Trust

We still don’t have a complete picture of what exactly happened during the SolarWinds attack in 2020, nor do we know the full extent yet of the damage or what the long-term impact may be....

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Why you need a Zero Trust approach in the design, manufacturing, and supply chain industry?

Zero Trust is the only approach that would enable manufacturers to implement a least privilege access.

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NSA Issues Guidance on Zero Trust Security Model

The NSA published a cybersecurity product to show how deploying Zero Trust security principles can better secure enterprise networks and sensitive data.

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Zero Trust for Software Updates

The next time you are evaluating a product to deploy on your network, remember to check how many network connections you are require to open.

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The key to zero trust security? Changing human behavior

People are typically considered the weakest link in the cybersecurity chain because they fall prey to phishing schemes, providing an entryway into the network.

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What It Takes to Implement Zero Trust With Employees Working From Home

The pandemic has changed the focus for zero trust to locking down endpoints, wherever they may be. Cloud-based services can help.

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Worldwide zero trust security market size to reach $51.6 billion by 2026

The zero trust security market size is projected to grow from $19.6 billion in 2020 to $51.6 billion by 2026, recording a CAGR of 17.4%.

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Closing All DOD’s Cyber Doors with Zero Trust

Ask someone in federal IT what zero trust means and you’re likely to hear that it’s about access control: never granting access to any system, app or network ...

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What does Zero Trust Architecture mean in practice?

This popular reddit post presents an interesting discussion on Zero Trust Architecture, "never trust, always verify." Enjoy reading the thought-provoking comments in this thread.

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