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The incentive for a business to implement a zero-trust architecture should be based on internal mandates, with consideration for how a security breach might impact others outside of the organization. A separate White House memorandum is already pushing critical infrastructure owners and operators to implement baseline security practices to protect national and economic security, as well as public health and safety.

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It's high time to bring security architecture into the modern age, and zero trust is designed to enable exactly that. Employees now frequently work outside the traditional security perimeter, use their own devices, as well as a growing number of cloud services instead of - or in addition to - traditional and centrally-managed devices and on-premises business applications.

The report surveyed over 600 global security leaders about their initiatives and found that remote work has led to a change in how organizations view the importance of zero trust, with financial services, healthcare organizations and the software industry seeing the most significant progress. 78% of companies globally say that zero trust has increased in priority and nearly 90% are currently working on a zero trust initiative, up from just 41% a year ago.

Silverfort announced it has joined the Identity Defined Security Alliance, a nonprofit that provides vendor-neutral resources to help organizations reduce the risk of a breach by combining identity and security strategies. Silverfort will work with the IDSA on initiatives to inform organizations on the latest security threats and present best practices for implementing an identity-based zero trust framework across modern hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructures.

The Executive Order can be seen as a response to the extent and effect of recent breaches, and the acceptance that Federal departments and agencies are failing to adequately secure their systems. An August 2021 Senate Report titled Federal Cybersecurity: America's Data Still at Risk comments, "This report finds that these seven Federal agencies still have not met the basic cybersecurity standards necessary to protect America's sensitive data."

The platform then distributes these central policies-configured by data stewards-into any repository or tool across clouds and on-premises for zero trust security. The delegated model enables CISOs to reduce the risk of storing and utilizing data, no matter where they are, by delivering consistent data security across on-premises and cloud settings.

With the proliferation of attack surfaces in IoT, the increase in firmware-based attacks on hardware, and growing threats to systems throughout their lifecycle, companies are beginning to embrace...

Retailers have not only had to contend with the business disruption resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, but they have also experienced increased security risks in the work-from-anywhere environment that has accelerated their transition to the cloud, according to independent research conducted by Pulse. The majority of respondents are in alignment that achieving zero trust, reducing cost and complexity, and enabling a predictable user experience are the forces driving their network security posture in 2022.

Deloitte has formed a strategic alliance with Palo Alto Networks to deliver integrated, end-to-end zero trust and multi-cloud cybersecurity solutions to their mutual enterprise and government customers. The alliance brings together Deloitte's award-winning cyber risk consulting services and Palo Alto Networks' platform security capabilities to deliver broad solutions designed to help customers simplify complex security infrastructure while increasing speed and agility, enabling them to protect their most important digital initiatives and realize the full value of their cybersecurity investments.