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What is zero trust?

As organizations leverage cloud services and mobility, attack surfaces grow in tandem with overall security risks. A new approach is needed to better protect workloads outside of an organization's traditional controls. Zero trust is a security framework that implements the principal of "least privilege" by dynamically verifying identity and assessing the risk of each transaction. By implementing zero trust across all networks — including public and private clouds — it allows security teams to gain back control and improve visibility.

Authentication in a Zero Trust Framework

Matt Berry, WWT's Global Field CTO of Cybersecurity, shares how you can reduce risk, cost and complexity with authentication in a zero trust framework.

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• 16:19

• Apr 7, 2023

What is Zero Trust?

Learn what is zero trust, about the benefits and how to implement a zero trust security architecture.

Article

• Feb 23, 2023

Zscaler Zero Trust Lab

Zscaler is responsible for securing more than 400 of the Forbes Global 2000 companies. They provide security as a service delivered through a purpose-built, globally distributed platform. The focus of this lab is zero trust access utilizing a solution known as Zscaler Private Access (ZPA). ZPA is a cloud service that provides seamless, zero trust access to private applications running on public cloud or within the data center. With ZPA, applications don't need to be exposed to the internet, making them completely invisible to unauthorized users. This service enables the applications to connect to users via inside-out connectivity versus extending the network to them. It disrupts legacy approaches to remote access such as traditional VPN, establishing per-service dynamic encryption and trust evaluation.

Foundations Lab

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Identity as a Building Block for Zero Trust

Effective identity and access management is a necessary foundation for Zero Trust Architecture. Understand the identity measures needed to support this security model.

Article

• May 20, 2020

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• Feb 7, 2023

How do I get started?

Many organizations are unsure of how to approach implementing a zero trust security model. Our team of experts can help every step of the way — from understanding key concepts to selecting the right technology — no matter the starting point. Explore below how our phased approach to adopting zero trust allows organizations to establish a global strategy and technical roadmap.

Evaluate

The first step is solidifying a zero trust strategy and assessing the risks and maturity of your current approach. Our team can help your organization lay the foundation for a successful adoption through our briefings, assessments, workshops and consulting offerings.

Zero Trust Briefing

Increased visibility, reducing the attack surface, and rationalizing zero trust theory with technical implementation—these are just a few of the outcomes that a successful zero trust program should provide. Securing the enterprise, both on-premise and in the cloud, is a challenge in today's landscape.

Briefing

• 2 hrs

Enterprise Segmentation Workshop

Workshop

• 4 hrs

Security Strategy

Is Your Cybersecurity Ready for Threats Today and Tomorrow?

WWT hosted an ideation workshop at our Washington, D.C. Innovation Center to help federal clients with their current cybersecurity practices and guide them towards a model reference architecture.

Article

• Jul 8, 2019

Design

Next, it's important to determine what's needed to support your organization's zero trust strategy. Our technical design experts can help identify the scope, key technologies and investments needed for a solution. A strategic roadmap will identify the key activities and stakeholders required for a successful journey.

Cisco Zero Trust: A Holistic Approach

Zero Trust is a visionary end state of enterprise segmentation. Many solutions exist that can set you on the path to achieving this long-term objective. This article provides a brief refresher of what Zero Trust is and how Cisco uniquely tackles it in almost any environment.

Article

• Jun 3, 2023

Identity as a Building Block for Zero Trust

Effective identity and access management is a necessary foundation for Zero Trust Architecture. Understand the identity measures needed to support this security model.

Article

• May 20, 2020

Implement

Solution implementation is the next step in order. Companies often struggle to implement enterprise segmentation and zero trust because of the amount of complexity, the limitless number of technical variables present in brownfield environments, and a lack of staffing and resources. Our experts can help simplify this complexity by developing a plan that allows for more agile workflows, leading to shorter implementations.

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• May 8, 2019

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Strategic Resourcing

Matching the best talent to your needs. Delivering the right support at the right time to drive outcomes.

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Operate

After implementing your zero trust plan and architecture, it's crucial to continue optimizing. Our experts can help operationalize, automate, monitor and manage your investment. A properly designed zero trust architecture must include key lifecycle elements — from automation to run books — that ensure operational efficiencies.

Security Operations

Optimize Your Organization's Cybersecurity Program With Automation

Automation can be a powerful tool for cybersecurity analysts, from helping them improve the time it takes to mitigate threats to focusing on the threats that really matter.

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• Jul 5, 2016

Security Operations

How Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) Evolves IT Security

Organizations are struggling to keep pace with the growing number of security alerts that require manual analysis within modern SIEMs. SOAR tools alleviate the issue by presenting a digital framework to security professionals for building workflows that automate the analysis and response of security threats at scale.

Article

• Aug 6, 2019

Security Strategy

TEC37 E23: Optimize Cyber Tools to Reclaim Time, Resources and Money

The rising concern of cyber breaches within the enterprise has organizations grappling to figure out, just how secure are we? Having purchased numerous security solutions, it is critical for an organization to understand if and how these solutions are adequately protecting the infrastructure and securing vulnerable data. In this TEC37, Robb Boyd and WWT's experts, Matt Berry, Matt Long and Kris Carr, will discuss how WWT's Tools Rationalization approach will ensure your organization is advancing its security posture, optimizing investments, and pursuing reduction in spending.

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Dec 10, 2020 • 3pm

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Next-Generation Firewall Reduces Vulnerabilities, Sets Stage for Innovation

WWT labs and experts help an organization quickly evaluate, implement and operate business-critical security protection.

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• Oct 31, 2019

Enterprise Segmentation Assessment and Design Helps Federal Contractor Close Compliance Gap

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• Sep 5, 2019

Healthcare Compliance through Enterprise Segmentation

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• Oct 15, 2019

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VPN vs ZTNA: Five Lessons Learned by Making the Switch from VPN to Zero Trust Network Access

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Zero Trust is a visionary end state of enterprise segmentation. Many solutions exist that can set you on the path to achieving this long-term objective. This article provides a brief refresher of what Zero Trust is and how Cisco uniquely tackles it in almost any environment.

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• Jun 3, 2023

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VPN vs ZTNA: Five Lessons Learned by Making the Switch from VPN to Zero Trust Network Access

Implementing zero trust is a continuum of paring back access over time to get to your goal of minimum trust and least-privileged access. Learn how one large healthcare company realized they needed to rethink their traditional VPN strategy.

Article

• May 23, 2023

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Webinar

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Zero Trust Briefing

Increased visibility, reducing the attack surface, and rationalizing zero trust theory with technical implementation—these are just a few of the outcomes that a successful zero trust program should provide. Securing the enterprise, both on-premise and in the cloud, is a challenge in today's landscape.

Briefing

Securing Application Access With Fortinet Zero Trust Network Access

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• 2:28

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The Evolution of Zero Trust Network Access

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• 0:24

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