NERMETES REAL ECONOMIC V ALUE CASE STUDY HIGH-TECH FIRM IMPLEMENTS ZERO TRUST SECURITY STRA TEGY BACKGROUND Under the team’s five-year strategic plan, implementing a Zero Trust cybersecurity strategy was in sight as the solution to many problems. They viewed Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) as the only way to ensure secure access for internal users in overseas countries (e.g., China), as well as external users such as suppliers and partners. They also needed to provide all employees with the access to resources needed to do their jobs. CHALLENGES Severe limitations with its legacy VPN solution included: • A hard perimeter that impeded growth and employee productivity • Limited visibility and control over networks, applications and users • Lengthy provisioning time due to operations

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