Zero Trust (ZT) is a cybersecurity standard of principles developed to protect data and services and expanded to protect all network perimeter-based assets (devices, applications, and cloud components), and subjects (end-users, non-human entities, and applications). ZT assumes that an attacker is present within an environment, "never trust, always verify".

 

Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) is the cybersecurity architecture based on zero trust principles and designed to limit lateral movement and prevent data breaches. The two primary ZTA's are NIST Zero Trust Architecture (NIST SP 800-207) and the DOD Zero Trust Architecture.

 

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