Cyberattacks are all over the place, and they complicate running a business to no end. If your business is jonesing for a solution, consider upgrading your cybersecurity structure with zero-trust policies and procedures. Here’s how zero trust can make your business more formidable against the constant onslaught of cyberthreats.
Zero Trust as a Policy
Your network might be secured, but that security extends only to external threats—which is why it’s so important that you also consider the internal threats that your business faces.
Zero trust means that no one is inherently trusted on your network, not even top-level executives, unless they’ve verified and authenticated their identity. This goes for all employees at your business; anyone who wants access needs to prove who they are. Until then, zero trust policies will treat them as suspicious.
While this might seem a little over the top, it serves a crucial function: continuously checking people’s identities every step of the way, all but guaranteeing security in the process.
Why Businesses Use Zero Trust
The benefits of zero trust are many. Here are just a few of them.
Decreased Risk of Security Threats
Since zero trust double-checks everything going on with your network, it should always know who is accessing data, when, and how they are doing it. This system is powerful and helps to keep you safe from security breaches.
Minimizing the Threat Surface Area
Your business has multitudes of devices that connect to the Internet, and they all need protection. This increases the threat surface area, or the number of potential entry points your business has to worry about. When you limit the data your team has access to, you’re decreasing the threat surface area and limiting the potential damage a threat actor can do.
Working Toward Regulatory Compliance
Finally, zero trust contributes to data compliance for the various agencies your business might have to report to. You’ll maintain tight control over your company’s data infrastructure and avoid huge fines that could cripple your business for good.
Learn More About Zero Trust Today
Zero trust promises to be a powerful weapon against cyberthreats as we know them. To learn more, call us at (610) 683-6883. We’ll help you implement zero trust policies that put you back in control of your data security.