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October 16, 2024 - by Darren White
Organizations are gradually transitioning from the traditional castle-and-moat cybersecurity strategy to the Zero Trust model. Historically, companies invested heavily in perimeter security to protect against external threats while often placing unwarranted trust in internal users. This approach was effective when enterprise resources remained within secure company data centers and office environments.
However, the rise in the frequency, speed, and impact of cyberattacks—coupled with a more mobile workforce, increased regulatory scrutiny, and interconnected technology ecosystems spanning both on-premises and cloud environments—necessitates a new security paradigm.
The Zero Trust model is both a methodology and a mindset that acknowledges the inadequacy of any defensible perimeter in safeguarding modern organizations. It emphasizes that security measures must operate under the assumption that malicious actors may already be present within the network, advocating for a “never trust, always verify” principle.
In this whitepaper, you’ll discover:
Once you have aligned with Zero Trust best practices and implemented controls into a single platform, these are a few pointers to close security gaps effectively:
Darren White is Practice Director, Cloud Advancement at Synoptek. In his 27 years of professional experience, Darren has worked within Health and Public Sector, Resources, Financial Services, CMT, Products, Oil and Gas focusing on digital and cloud transformation. He has planned, managed, and delivered complex, large-scale transformational change programs within multiple operating groups and has also advised numerous client teams on digital strategies, cloud transformation, and application migrations.