Recently, the National Security Agency (NSA) published a cybersecurity guidance, “Embracing a Zero Trust Security Model.” This guidance shows how deploying Zero Trust security principles can better position cybersecurity professionals to secure enterprise networks and sensitive data. The guidance aims to provide users with a foundational understanding of Zero Trust and discusses its benefits along with potential challenges, and makes recommendations for implementing Zero Trust within their networks.
The Zero Trust model eliminates trust in any one element, node, or service by assuming that a breach is inevitable or has already occurred. The data-centric security model constantly limits access while also looking for anomalous or malicious activity.