Security Watch: In zero trust we trust

As we settle into ongoing hybrid work environments, zero trust is becoming the only option for keeping the remote office safe, writes Róisín Kiberd

The traditional office is gone, and with it the perimeter, the clear line of defence cybersecurity experts were once able to construct around a business. Picture: Getty

Confucius, apparently, once said that “it is more shameful to distrust our friends than it is to be betrayed by them”. But then, do we really know that he said that? Perhaps we should distrust our friends, and distrust the source of this Confucius quote too.

It pays to be sceptical – at least, that’s the approach businesses are taking with cybersecurity in the wake of the pandemic. With new legislation being drafted to protect ...