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Once users and devices have been deemed trustworthy, zero trust ensures that they have access only to the resources they absolutely need, to prevent any unauthorized lateral movement through an environment.</p>" } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What are the challenges of implementing zero trust?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "<ul> <li>Security Overload for End-Users</li> <li>Workforce Decentralization</li> <li>Environmental Complexity</li> </ul>" } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What are the benefits of zero trust?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "<ul> <li>Streamline User Experiences</li> <li>Protect a Diverse Workforce</li> <li>Secure Remote Work</li> </ul>" } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "How do you implement zero trust?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "<p>There are five phases for implementing Zero Trust for the Workforce, which comprises an organization’s users and their devices, and how they access applications.</p> 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class="content-text__asset image--align-center" src="/assets/img/content-text/ZeroTrustAdminUI.png" alt="image of a person working on a laptop demonstrating what the Duo dashboard for admins looks like."> <p></p> </div> <div class="content-text__column content"> <p>In order to implement a zero trust architecture, organizations must meet four functional requirements: establish trust, enforce trust-based access, continuously verify trust, and respond to changes in trust. Duo’s user-focused approach provides each of these functions in a way that frustrates attackers and not users, so you can move towards zero trust with zero friction.</p> <div class="content-list content-list--checkmarks content"> <ul class="content-list__list list-no-format"> <li class="content-list__list-item"> <svg class="content-list__icon icon-svg--xs fill--green" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 17 17"><path d="M14.357 5.698l-7.423 7.438a.258.258 0 01-.183.075.257.257 0 01-.183-.075L2.643 9.198a.257.257 0 01-.067-.183c0-.069.028-.135.077-.183l1.455-1.458a.258.258 0 01.365-.001l.001.001 2.287 2.29 5.775-5.787a.258.258 0 01.364-.002l.002.002 1.455 1.457c.1.1.1.263 0 .364M8.5 0a8.5 8.5 0 100 17 8.5 8.5 0 000-17" fill-rule="evenodd"/></svg> <strong>Duo authenticates users and verifies devices to establish trust</strong> </li> <li class="content-list__list-item"> <svg class="content-list__icon icon-svg--xs fill--green" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 17 17"><path d="M14.357 5.698l-7.423 7.438a.258.258 0 01-.183.075.257.257 0 01-.183-.075L2.643 9.198a.257.257 0 01-.067-.183c0-.069.028-.135.077-.183l1.455-1.458a.258.258 0 01.365-.001l.001.001 2.287 2.29 5.775-5.787a.258.258 0 01.364-.002l.002.002 1.455 1.457c.1.1.1.263 0 .364M8.5 0a8.5 8.5 0 100 17 8.5 8.5 0 000-17" fill-rule="evenodd"/></svg> <strong>Duo enables access and applies powerful and granular adaptive policies to enforce trust-based access</strong> </li> <li class="content-list__list-item"> <svg class="content-list__icon icon-svg--xs fill--green" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 17 17"><path d="M14.357 5.698l-7.423 7.438a.258.258 0 01-.183.075.257.257 0 01-.183-.075L2.643 9.198a.257.257 0 01-.067-.183c0-.069.028-.135.077-.183l1.455-1.458a.258.258 0 01.365-.001l.001.001 2.287 2.29 5.775-5.787a.258.258 0 01.364-.002l.002.002 1.455 1.457c.1.1.1.263 0 .364M8.5 0a8.5 8.5 0 100 17 8.5 8.5 0 000-17" fill-rule="evenodd"/></svg> <strong>Duo provides risk-based authentication to continuously verify trust</strong> </li> <li class="content-list__list-item"> <svg class="content-list__icon icon-svg--xs fill--green" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 17 17"><path d="M14.357 5.698l-7.423 7.438a.258.258 0 01-.183.075.257.257 0 01-.183-.075L2.643 9.198a.257.257 0 01-.067-.183c0-.069.028-.135.077-.183l1.455-1.458a.258.258 0 01.365-.001l.001.001 2.287 2.29 5.775-5.787a.258.258 0 01.364-.002l.002.002 1.455 1.457c.1.1.1.263 0 .364M8.5 0a8.5 8.5 0 100 17 8.5 8.5 0 000-17" fill-rule="evenodd"/></svg> <strong>Duo provides alerts, logs, and anomalous login detection to allow organizations to detect and respond to changes in trust</strong> </li> </ul> </div> <p></p> <p class="btns-inline"> <a class="btn btn--green" href="https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/security/zero-trust-workshops.html"> Sign Up for a Zero Trust Workshop</a> </p> <p></p> </div> </div> </section> <section id="whyzerotrust" class="content-text content--align-top block-padding-side t-light--white"> <div class="content--3col"> <div class="content-text__wrap max-width--content content"> <div class="content-text__header content"> <h2 class="content-text__heading">Why Duo for Zero Trust</h2> </div> <div class="content-text__column content"> <img class="content-text__asset" src="/assets/img/content-text/Strongsecurityicon.svg" alt="image of two asterisks"> <h3>Provides Strong Security</h3><p>Duo provides a critical foundation for zero trust strategy. It ensures that only the right users with the right devices are accessing the right applications, aligning with the zero trust concept of “least privilege.”</p><p>Continuous trust assessment with risk-based authentication adjusts security requirements in response to risk signals in real-time to help ensure secure access.</p> </div> <div class="content-text__column content"> <img class="content-text__asset" src="/assets/img/content-text/highprodicon.svg" alt="image of two right facing arrows"> <h3>Enables High Productivity</h3><p>Duo enables zero trust security that doesn’t get in the way of users. With its simple and intuitive interface and capabilities, Duo provides a frictionless authentication experience. </p><p>The user-friendly administrator dashboard helps IT and security teams gain deep visibility into all devices attempting to access resources, enabling efficient zero trust security policy creation and fast incident response.</p> </div> <div class="content-text__column content"> <img class="content-text__asset" src="/assets/img/content-text/unmatchedvalueicon.svg" alt="image of a small box"> <h3>Delivers Unmatched Value</h3><p>Duo simplifies zero trust implementation with an all-in-one solution that includes strong <a href="/product/multi-factor-authentication-mfa">MFA</a>, <a href="/solutions/passwordless">passwordless</a>, <a href="/product/single-sign-on-sso">single sign-on</a>, <a href="/docs/dng">VPN-less remote access</a>, <a target="_blank" href="/product/device-trust/trusted-endpoints">trusted endpoint verification</a>, and more, that works with any organization’s environment. </p><p>Duo is lightning fast to deploy and can significantly reduce IT helpdesk overhead and costs thanks to user self-service features such as enrollment, password resets, password management, and endpoint remediation.</p> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="content-text content--align-top block-padding-side t-light t-light--grey"> <div class="content--3col"> <div class="content-text__wrap max-width--content content"> <div class="content-text__header content"> <h2 class="content-text__heading">The Value of Zero Trust at Cisco</h2> </div> <div class="content-text__column content"> <img class="content-text__asset" src="/assets/img/content-text/3.4M_formattedv2.svg" alt="The number $3.4M representing the annual savings in employee productivity saved by Cisco implementing zero trust.""> <p><strong>$3.4M annual savings in employee productivity</strong></p><p>As a result of 410,000 fewer VPN authentications per year.</p> </div> <div class="content-text__column content"> <img class="content-text__asset" src="/assets/img/content-text/500K_formattedv2.svg" alt="The $500K number represents the annual savings in IT helpdesk support costs when Cisco implemented zero trust."> <p><strong>$500K annual savings in IT helpdesk support costs</strong></p><p>With <1% of users contacting the IT helpdesk vs. 7% for typical security technology rollouts.</p> </div> <div class="content-text__column content"> <img class="content-text__asset" src="/assets/img/content-text/86K_formattedv2.svg" alt="The 86K number represents the potential compromises averted per month when Cisco implemented zero trust."> <p><strong>86K potential compromises averted per month</strong></p><p>86,000 vulnerable devices self-remediated/month based on 5.76M device health checks/month.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </section> <div class="featured-quote block-padding-side t-light t-light--gray-blue "> <div class="max-width--content"> <div class="featured-quote__blockquote"> <blockquote class="quote quote--lg"> <svg class="quote__open fill--green" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 43 38" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-label="Left double quotation mark."><path d="M17 38H.01V19.888c-.08-2.605.3-5.051 1.137-7.34.838-2.288 2.014-4.3 3.53-6.037 1.515-1.736 3.33-3.177 5.443-4.321C12.234 1.046 14.527.316 17 0v7.813c-3.031 1.026-5.105 2.545-6.222 4.558-1.116 2.012-1.675 4.478-1.675 7.398H17V38zm26 0H26.01V19.888c-.08-2.605.3-5.051 1.137-7.34.838-2.288 2.014-4.3 3.53-6.037 1.515-1.736 3.33-3.177 5.443-4.321C38.234 1.046 40.527.316 43 0v7.813c-3.031 1.026-5.105 2.545-6.222 4.558-1.116 2.012-1.675 4.478-1.675 7.398H43V38z" fill-rule="nonzero" /></svg> <p>Moving to a zero trust model is an opportunity to move into a much better user workflow. Plus, when the geopolitics brought us new problems, zero trust from Duo was something that we were able to leverage in order to match the risks that we saw with the appropriate security controls. </p> <cite class="quote__cite">— Brad Arkin, SVP, Chief Security and Trust Officer, Cisco</cite> </blockquote> </div> <div class="featured-quote__blockquote-assets gutter-right-margin gutter-right-margin--med gutter-right-margin--sm gutter-right-margin--xsm gutter-left-margin--xsm position-r"> <img class="featured-quote__image" src="/assets/img/featured-quote/BradArkin-1696550195.png" alt="Headshot photo of Brad Arkin, SVP, Chief Security and Trust Officer, Cisco"> <svg viewBox="-10 -20 475 304" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><defs><path d="M0 0h144c55.228 0 100 44.772 100 100v144H0V0z" id="a"/></defs><path stroke="#DCE4E6" d="M.5.5v243h243V100C243.5 45.048 198.952.5 144 .5H.5z" fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd"/></svg> <div class="featured-quote__logo"> <img src="/img/asset/aW1nL2N1c3RvbWVybG9nb3MvY2lzY28tbG9nby10cmFuc3BhcmVudF9ibHVlLnBuZw==?filt=greyscale&gam=0.1&s=95a9c4a85ca5490214f3743f4797ae80" alt="Cisco logo"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <section class="content-text content--2col content--66-33 block-padding-side t-dark t-dark--blue " > <div class="content-text__wrap max-width--content content"> <div class="content-text__header content"> <h2 class="content-text__heading">Five Phases to Implement Zero Trust</h2> </div> <div class="content-text__column content"> <p>We have developed a plan with five iterative phases for how you can implement zero trust for user and device access to applications. Learn how Duo can help your business with all five phases to accomplish a zero trust architecture.</p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="content-text content--2col content--50-50 content--align-top block-padding-side t-dark t-dark--blue " > <div class="content-text__wrap max-width--content content"> <div class="content-text__column content"> <img class="content-text__asset image--align-center" src="/assets/img/content-text/Frame-1.svg" alt="image of the number 1 in our 5 phase approach to zero trust."> <p></p><h4>Phase 1: Establish User Trust</h4><p>Leverage phishing-resistant MFA to verify users truly are who they say they are. Make it easy for users to strongly authenticate – on managed and unmanaged devices, and whether they’re employees or contractors (e.g., BYOD).</p><h5> RELATED DUO FEATURES</h5> <div class="content-list content-list--checkmarks content"> <ul class="content-list__list list-no-format"> <li class="content-list__list-item"> <svg class="content-list__icon icon-svg--xs fill--green" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 17 17"><path d="M14.357 5.698l-7.423 7.438a.258.258 0 01-.183.075.257.257 0 01-.183-.075L2.643 9.198a.257.257 0 01-.067-.183c0-.069.028-.135.077-.183l1.455-1.458a.258.258 0 01.365-.001l.001.001 2.287 2.29 5.775-5.787a.258.258 0 01.364-.002l.002.002 1.455 1.457c.1.1.1.263 0 .364M8.5 0a8.5 8.5 0 100 17 8.5 8.5 0 000-17" fill-rule="evenodd"/></svg> <a target="_blank" href="/product/multi-factor-authentication-mfa"><strong>Duo MFA</strong></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="content-text__column content"> <img class="content-text__asset image--align-center" src="/assets/img/content-text/Frame-1-1-1697823671.svg" alt="The number 2 representing the second phase of our five phased approach to zero trust."> <p></p><h4>Phase 2: Verify Device Trust</h4><p>Apply device posture checks and block unwanted access with a trusted endpoint policy. Guide users in fixing device trust issues on their own before gaining access to apps, and without having to call the helpdesk.</p><h5> RELATED DUO FEATURES</h5> <div class="content-list content-list--checkmarks content"> <ul class="content-list__list list-no-format"> <li class="content-list__list-item"> <svg class="content-list__icon icon-svg--xs fill--green" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 17 17"><path d="M14.357 5.698l-7.423 7.438a.258.258 0 01-.183.075.257.257 0 01-.183-.075L2.643 9.198a.257.257 0 01-.067-.183c0-.069.028-.135.077-.183l1.455-1.458a.258.258 0 01.365-.001l.001.001 2.287 2.29 5.775-5.787a.258.258 0 01.364-.002l.002.002 1.455 1.457c.1.1.1.263 0 .364M8.5 0a8.5 8.5 0 100 17 8.5 8.5 0 000-17" fill-rule="evenodd"/></svg> <a href="https://duo.com/docs/trusted-endpoints"><strong>Duo’s Trusted Endpoints</strong></a> </li> <li class="content-list__list-item"> <svg class="content-list__icon icon-svg--xs fill--green" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 17 17"><path d="M14.357 5.698l-7.423 7.438a.258.258 0 01-.183.075.257.257 0 01-.183-.075L2.643 9.198a.257.257 0 01-.067-.183c0-.069.028-.135.077-.183l1.455-1.458a.258.258 0 01.365-.001l.001.001 2.287 2.29 5.775-5.787a.258.258 0 01.364-.002l.002.002 1.455 1.457c.1.1.1.263 0 .364M8.5 0a8.5 8.5 0 100 17 8.5 8.5 0 000-17" fill-rule="evenodd"/></svg> <a href="/product/device-trust/device-health"><strong>Device Health Check</strong></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="content-text content--2col content--50-50 content--align-top block-padding-side t-dark t-dark--blue " > <div class="content-text__wrap max-width--content content"> <div class="content-text__column content"> <img class="content-text__asset image--align-center" src="/assets/img/content-text/Frame-1-2.svg" alt="The number 3 representing the third phase of our five phased approach to zero trust."> <h4><br></h4><h4>Phase 3: Enable Access to Applications</h4><p>Shrink the attack surface by reducing password usage with passwordless SSO and make it faster and more convenient for users to get to the apps they need with VPN-less access (e.g., ZTNA) – whether SaaS-based or private.</p><h5>RELATED DUO FEATURES</h5> <div class="content-list content-list--checkmarks content"> <ul class="content-list__list list-no-format"> <li class="content-list__list-item"> <svg class="content-list__icon icon-svg--xs fill--green" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 17 17"><path d="M14.357 5.698l-7.423 7.438a.258.258 0 01-.183.075.257.257 0 01-.183-.075L2.643 9.198a.257.257 0 01-.067-.183c0-.069.028-.135.077-.183l1.455-1.458a.258.258 0 01.365-.001l.001.001 2.287 2.29 5.775-5.787a.258.258 0 01.364-.002l.002.002 1.455 1.457c.1.1.1.263 0 .364M8.5 0a8.5 8.5 0 100 17 8.5 8.5 0 000-17" fill-rule="evenodd"/></svg> <a href="https://duo.com/product/single-sign-on-sso"><strong>Duo’s Cloud-Based SSO</strong></a><br> </li> <li class="content-list__list-item"> <svg class="content-list__icon icon-svg--xs fill--green" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 17 17"><path d="M14.357 5.698l-7.423 7.438a.258.258 0 01-.183.075.257.257 0 01-.183-.075L2.643 9.198a.257.257 0 01-.067-.183c0-.069.028-.135.077-.183l1.455-1.458a.258.258 0 01.365-.001l.001.001 2.287 2.29 5.775-5.787a.258.258 0 01.364-.002l.002.002 1.455 1.457c.1.1.1.263 0 .364M8.5 0a8.5 8.5 0 100 17 8.5 8.5 0 000-17" fill-rule="evenodd"/></svg> <a href="https://duo.com/solutions/passwordless"><strong>Passwordless</strong></a> </li> <li class="content-list__list-item"> <svg class="content-list__icon icon-svg--xs fill--green" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 17 17"><path d="M14.357 5.698l-7.423 7.438a.258.258 0 01-.183.075.257.257 0 01-.183-.075L2.643 9.198a.257.257 0 01-.067-.183c0-.069.028-.135.077-.183l1.455-1.458a.258.258 0 01.365-.001l.001.001 2.287 2.29 5.775-5.787a.258.258 0 01.364-.002l.002.002 1.455 1.457c.1.1.1.263 0 .364M8.5 0a8.5 8.5 0 100 17 8.5 8.5 0 000-17" fill-rule="evenodd"/></svg> <a href="https://duo.com/docs/dng"><strong>Duo Network Gateway</strong></a> </li> </ul> </div> <p><br></p> </div> <div class="content-text__column content"> <img class="content-text__asset image--align-center" src="/assets/img/content-text/Frame-1-3.svg" alt="The number 4 representing the fourth phase of our five phased approach to zero trust."> <p></p><h4>Phase 4: Enforce Contextual Access</h4><p>Deploy risk-based authentication, increase device visibility, and adapt access dynamically based on user or device behavior. Step up access based on increased risk and ease up access requirements based on lowered risk. Respect the user’s privacy and productivity by anonymizing location data and eliminating unnecessary decisions.</p><h5>RELATED DUO FEATURES</h5> <div class="content-list content-list--checkmarks content"> <ul class="content-list__list list-no-format"> <li class="content-list__list-item"> <svg class="content-list__icon icon-svg--xs fill--green" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 17 17"><path d="M14.357 5.698l-7.423 7.438a.258.258 0 01-.183.075.257.257 0 01-.183-.075L2.643 9.198a.257.257 0 01-.067-.183c0-.069.028-.135.077-.183l1.455-1.458a.258.258 0 01.365-.001l.001.001 2.287 2.29 5.775-5.787a.258.258 0 01.364-.002l.002.002 1.455 1.457c.1.1.1.263 0 .364M8.5 0a8.5 8.5 0 100 17 8.5 8.5 0 000-17" fill-rule="evenodd"/></svg> <a href="https://duo.com/docs/insight"><strong>Device Insight</strong></a> </li> <li class="content-list__list-item"> <svg class="content-list__icon icon-svg--xs fill--green" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 17 17"><path d="M14.357 5.698l-7.423 7.438a.258.258 0 01-.183.075.257.257 0 01-.183-.075L2.643 9.198a.257.257 0 01-.067-.183c0-.069.028-.135.077-.183l1.455-1.458a.258.258 0 01.365-.001l.001.001 2.287 2.29 5.775-5.787a.258.258 0 01.364-.002l.002.002 1.455 1.457c.1.1.1.263 0 .364M8.5 0a8.5 8.5 0 100 17 8.5 8.5 0 000-17" fill-rule="evenodd"/></svg> <a href="https://duo.com/product/adaptive-access-policies"><strong>Adaptive Access Policies</strong></a> </li> <li class="content-list__list-item"> <svg class="content-list__icon icon-svg--xs fill--green" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 17 17"><path d="M14.357 5.698l-7.423 7.438a.258.258 0 01-.183.075.257.257 0 01-.183-.075L2.643 9.198a.257.257 0 01-.067-.183c0-.069.028-.135.077-.183l1.455-1.458a.258.258 0 01.365-.001l.001.001 2.287 2.29 5.775-5.787a.258.258 0 01.364-.002l.002.002 1.455 1.457c.1.1.1.263 0 .364M8.5 0a8.5 8.5 0 100 17 8.5 8.5 0 000-17" fill-rule="evenodd"/></svg> <a href="https://duo.com/solutions/risk-based-authentication"><strong>Risk-Based Authentication</strong></a> </li> <li class="content-list__list-item"> <svg class="content-list__icon icon-svg--xs fill--green" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 17 17"><path d="M14.357 5.698l-7.423 7.438a.258.258 0 01-.183.075.257.257 0 01-.183-.075L2.643 9.198a.257.257 0 01-.067-.183c0-.069.028-.135.077-.183l1.455-1.458a.258.258 0 01.365-.001l.001.001 2.287 2.29 5.775-5.787a.258.258 0 01.364-.002l.002.002 1.455 1.457c.1.1.1.263 0 .364M8.5 0a8.5 8.5 0 100 17 8.5 8.5 0 000-17" fill-rule="evenodd"/></svg> <a href="/product/adaptive-access-policies/trust-monitor"><strong>Duo Trust Monitor</strong></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="content-text content--2col content--50-50 content--align-top block-padding-side t-dark t-dark--blue " > <div class="content-text__wrap max-width--content content"> <div class="content-text__column content"> <img class="content-text__asset image--align-center" src="/assets/img/content-text/5_formatted.svg" alt="The number 5 representing the fifth phase of our five phased approach to zero trust."> <h4><br></h4><h4>Phase 5: Verify Trust Continuously</h4><p>Continuous trusted access relies on innovations like Wi-Fi profile analysis and session trust analysis. By leveraging open protocols to communicate signals and react to changes in risk, session trust analysis brings visibility and control to a traditionally opaque surface: risk remediation during the established session.</p><h5>RELATED DUO FEATURES</h5> <div class="content-list content-list--checkmarks content"> <ul class="content-list__list list-no-format"> <li class="content-list__list-item"> <svg class="content-list__icon icon-svg--xs fill--green" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 17 17"><path d="M14.357 5.698l-7.423 7.438a.258.258 0 01-.183.075.257.257 0 01-.183-.075L2.643 9.198a.257.257 0 01-.067-.183c0-.069.028-.135.077-.183l1.455-1.458a.258.258 0 01.365-.001l.001.001 2.287 2.29 5.775-5.787a.258.258 0 01.364-.002l.002.002 1.455 1.457c.1.1.1.263 0 .364M8.5 0a8.5 8.5 0 100 17 8.5 8.5 0 000-17" fill-rule="evenodd"/></svg> <strong>Continuous Trusted Access</strong> </li> </ul> </div> <p></p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="content-text content--2col content--50-50 block-padding-side t-light t-light--grey " > <div class="content-text__wrap max-width--content content"> <div class="content-text__column content"> <img class="content-text__asset image--align-center" src="/assets/img/content-text/MFA-to-ZT-Solutions.png" alt="woman looking at her cellphone while working on a laptop"> <p></p> </div> <div class="content-text__column content"> <h3><strong>Five Easy Steps to Secure your Users and Devices</strong></h3><p></p><p>Take control of your digital safety. With a strategic five-phase plan, you'll learn to secure user and device applications efficiently. The "MFA to Zero Trust Solution Guide" offers invaluable insights into cybersecurity techniques, empowering you to contribute to a more secure digital world. 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By never assuming trust, always verifying it, and applying least privilege to each access control decision, organizations can reduce risk systematically.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__item js-accordion__item"> <div class="accordion__wrap max-width--content"> <div class="accordion__heading js-accordion__heading"> <h4 class="accordion__title js-accordion__title">What are the principles of a zero trust architecture?</h4> <div class="accordion__link-wrap"> <a class="accordion__link js-accordion__link">Read more</a> <span class="accordion__icon js-accordion__icon is-rotated--180"><svg class="icon-svg--xs icon-chevron-thick-up"><use xlink:href="#icon-chevron-thick-up"></use></svg></span> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__content js-accordion__content content"> <p>The principles of zero trust architecture are: never assume trust; always verify it; and enforce the principle of least privilege. 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It outlines five pillars to apply zero trust policies: identities (users), devices, networks, apps, and data; with three cross-cutting capabilities: visibility & analytics, automation & orchestration, and governance.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__item js-accordion__item"> <div class="accordion__wrap max-width--content"> <div class="accordion__heading js-accordion__heading"> <h4 class="accordion__title js-accordion__title">What are the functional requirements of a zero trust platform?</h4> <div class="accordion__link-wrap"> <a class="accordion__link js-accordion__link">Read more</a> <span class="accordion__icon js-accordion__icon is-rotated--180"><svg class="icon-svg--xs icon-chevron-thick-up"><use xlink:href="#icon-chevron-thick-up"></use></svg></span> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__content js-accordion__content content"> <ol> <li>Establish trust for users, devices, and applications driven by visibility and context</li> <li>Enforce trust-based access based on the principle of least privilege</li> <li>Continuously verify trust to detect any change in risk even after initial access is granted</li> <li>Respond to change in trust by investigating and orchestrating responses to potential incidents</li> </ol> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__item js-accordion__item"> <div class="accordion__wrap max-width--content"> <div class="accordion__heading js-accordion__heading"> <h4 class="accordion__title js-accordion__title">Where are zero trust policies enforced?</h4> <div class="accordion__link-wrap"> <a class="accordion__link js-accordion__link">Read more</a> <span class="accordion__icon js-accordion__icon is-rotated--180"><svg class="icon-svg--xs icon-chevron-thick-up"><use xlink:href="#icon-chevron-thick-up"></use></svg></span> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__content js-accordion__content content"> <p>Zero trust policies are enforced across networks, users, devices, applications, and clouds.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div 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