It’s a common belief that most
cybersecurity breaches are limited to external threats. However, a large percentage of security issues arise internally, too. One in four breaches involves internal actors according to the
Data Breach Investigations Report by Verizon. This is where a Zero Trust approach to cybersecurity comes in handy.
With a Zero Trust approach to your organization’s cybersecurity, you’ll not only have a blockade against outside threats but also multiple points of internal protection and verification. Interior protection would include a combination of things like multi-factor authentication, micro-segmentation, permissions, identity and access management, as well as encryption. These focus on correctly verifying the people who should be granted access to certain programs or given permissions for downloading files.
What Are the Details?
Sometimes, determining the details of a system is as simple as deconstructing its name. Zero Trust cybersecurity is a concept that stresses the importance of trusting no internal or external access attempts. The approach suggests verifying every detail of an internal or external actor that tries to access your company’s network. Oftentimes, an IT department will focus on building a cybersecurity perimeter that adequately blocks external threats, focusing on manning these borders thoroughly over time. It has become quite clear, though, that this older method of protection isn’t cutting it these days. Cyber-criminals have found methods of permeating into internal systems. Also, staff could accidentally download a harmful file or even attempt to steal data, two more ways you may be breached from the inside.What Does Zero Trust Look Like?