Factor two – security mindset and culture shifts

It’s critical to establish or reinforce key mindsets and cultural elements to shift security expectations and habits for stakeholders and roles across the organization. These go beyond the literal plan and create an invisible human fabric that helps everyone make similar decisions. This also helps people feel like they are on a common mission and work better together as they figure out this new world.

You can make partial progress on Zero Trust without the organization completely adopting these mindsets, but you will face greater organizational friction each step of the way. The effort will be slower, costlier, and less effective.

This section defines patterns of repeatable behaviors that lead to Zero Trust success and security agility. These patterns help guide organizations through cultural change and adapting to a Zero Trust culture by driving the right mindsets and cultural elements. Each of the following patterns...