Zero trust is a set of principles designed to reduce or remove implicit trust in networked systems by addressing network identity, endpoint health, and data flows, to shift security focus from the network to users and devices. Going beyond the hype and technical jargon, zero trust is a safety net. It augments and reinforces the security measures of existing controls while allowing IT administrators to simplify and flatten their network. Zero trust abandons traditional “castle defense” security models and implements continuous authentication verification and validation, verifying user and device identities and access privileges throughout each entire session.

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