The pillars of Zero Trust
The pillars of Zero Trust as defined in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's Zero Trust Maturity Model constitute the underpinning architecture of a robust cybersecurity strategy that adheres to the principle “never trust, always verify.” These pillars encompass various aspects of an organization’s digital infrastructure, including identity, devices, networks, applications and workloads, and data:
- The Identity pillar emphasizes user identity, authentication, authorization, and risk assessment related to securing access
- The Device pillar focuses on device trust, asset management, and endpoint security considerations
- For the Networks pillar, the emphasis lies on network location, micro-segmentation, network isolation, and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)
- The Applications and Workloads pillar focuses on the importance of application visibility, control, and the security of workloads in various environments...