{"id":133439,"date":"2021-05-19T12:00:06","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T19:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/?p=133439"},"modified":"2021-05-19T11:54:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T18:54:56","slug":"time-for-zero-trust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/time-for-zero-trust\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Time for Zero Trust"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the past, an employee\u2019s ability to access resources and work securely has been driven by a simple question: Are you at work?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There are many issues associated with a security architecture that presumes trust based on physical location. On the network, you get access to internal applications. But what if you aren\u2019t an employee? What if your device is compromised? What if you shouldn\u2019t have access to all of these applications? Because of the security implications associated with an architecture based on these questions, the concept of <\/span>Zero Trust<\/span><\/a> was invented more than a decade ago. But few embraced it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, we are at a digital inflection point: The abrupt shift to remote work is evolving toward a permanently hybrid workforce and the applications powering business outcomes are increasingly in the cloud. Organizations <\/span>must<\/span><\/i> move beyond the mindset of using implied trust in access and security. A Zero Trust approach removes implied trust everywhere to provide a better security posture.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For every connection from any user to any application, the Zero Trust promise is to verify who the user is, the type and state of the device they are using, and the application they are accessing, to decide whether it is safe or not. <\/span>And <\/span><\/i>do this regardless of where the user or the app is located. From a user\u2019s perspective this means consistent, easy and safe access to all applications you need.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This can happen today. <\/b>This is how you can achieve it:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n