Microsoft within Workplace Zero Trust

Microsoft within Workplace Zero Trustdetails Microsoft's framework for implementing a Zero Trust security model within a modern workplace environment.   

Microsoft's Workplace Pillars of Zero Trust

The core of the strategy is built upon four distinct "Workplace Pillars of Zero Trust". These pillars define the critical areas that require continuous verification and protection:   

• Identities: This is presented as the primary control plane. The focus is on verifying every user who is accessing resources to ensure secure identity management.   
• Endpoints: This pillar establishes that all devices must be proven to be compliant and healthy before they are allowed to connect safely to the network and its resources.   
• Applications: The goal here is to secure access to all applications, confirming that only authorized users are permitted to use them.   
• Data: This pillar addresses the need to classify, label, and protect sensitive information persistently, no matter where it lives or travels.   

The Integrated Microsoft Security Portfolio

The presentation then provides a high-level overview of the Microsoft tools that support this Zero Trust framework. Microsoft's security portfolio is described as "Leading the way in Zero Trust" by integrating over 50 distinct categories into six core product families, with Copilot shown as a central component.   

The six main product lines are:   

• Microsoft Sentinel   
• Microsoft Defender   
• Microsoft Entra   
• Microsoft Purview   
• Microsoft Priva   
• Microsoft Intune   

The module concludes by stating that this comprehensive suite of tools provides security, compliance, privacy, identity, and management services that function across various platforms and cloud environments, including multi-platform and multicloud setups.