The state of cybersecurity continues to degrade as more malicious actors capitalize on the opportunities malware and hacking can offer. Traditional approaches are no longer sufficient to combat the myriad of threats that organizations face today. Combining this with the need for secure remote work, cloud computing and interconnectivity, a more robust and secure model for cybersecurity is necessary.
This is where “Zero Trust” comes in. As the name implies, Zero Trust is a cybersecurity model where nothing is trusted or allowed to run on networks and computers unless it has been vetted and approved. Zero Trust is a paradigm shift in cybersecurity strategy. Unlike traditional security models that rely on perimeter defense, Zero Trust operates under the principle of never trust, always verify, even for authenticated users.
The Zero Trust model protects businesses from the unknown. By not allowing anything to run on the network that is not approved, this model protects against the endless number of new malware (zero-day malware) that is generated every day. Seem like overkill? Not when you understand that millions and millions of new pieces of malware are being generated every day. According to Barracuda, they detect over a million new pieces of malware daily with their detectors. And that is just a single vendor. Imagine the true scale. Generating new malware is now exceptionally simplistic due to advances in artificial intelligence, where malicious actors can use generative AI to create new malware by the thousands in an instant.
The Department of Defense is currently undergoing an initiative to have its entire network infrastructure operating under Zero Trust by 2027. Given the state of cybersecurity, it is a matter of time before Zero Trust proliferates down to larger and then smaller and smaller businesses. It is the best method of combating the threats that exist today from both Nation State actors as well as malicious actors.
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