Putting IT security to the test with zero trust policies

With cyber threats on the rise, identity management offers a way to keep remote work secure

A growing trend in IT security is in implementing zero-trust architectures, in which no one is trusted, and users are asked to prove their identity at every turn within the network

Working from home has brought with it many benefits, but IT security unfortunately isn’t one of them. With the average business’s security perimeter scattered, and employees working outside the office on non-corporate devices and networks, the focus has shifted to identity as a vector for keeping data safe.

Meanwhile, threats like phishing and ransomware are gaining sophistication and speed, while new regulations and an incoming EU-US data transfer agreement are poised to put security policies ...