The X-Files had it right – trust no one. The massive shift to remote work and a continually expanding attack surface has made the concept of trust-based security a naïve one at best, dangerous at worst. But the upshot is that everything we’ve seen and experienced in the past year has helped seed the need for a zero-trust based approach.
Let’s look at some of the major trends and factors of the past year (including the erosion of barriers between corporate and home offices and the expansion of targets) and how these risks can be mitigated using a zero trust approach.