We all want to feel secure. That feeling of data security could just come from the future of business and government data security infrastructure called Zero-Trust.
Not to be confused with Anti-Trust, statutes the government developed to protect consumers from untrustworthy businesses and to ensure fair competition. Zero-Trust is the technology developed for business and the government to operate under the concept of Trust No One or asset, Inside or Outside of the organization.
Zero-Trust Secure Mandates
The Zero-Trust security mandates all users, not just the computer asset, to be authenticated and authorized to access data continuously and where identity access and credential management sits at the helm of data system access. This trust no one security concept has been accepted by the White House through an executive order by President Biden May 2021 titled “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity”
Zero-Trust Benefits
The benefits to this type of user authenticated system is an encrypted banner between the identified user and developing limits to each individual user’s visibility into the data systems. The new zero-trust would replace the need for the Virtual Private Network (VPN) encrusted tunnel through a firewall.
Creating this type of trust no one, in or out, digital infrastructure would call for:
- Someone to set the perimeters of who and with what credentials gains access
- Continuous user profile updates
- Creating mobile device or endpoint security
Zero-Trust Challenges
In the order agencies are to pursue multifactor authentication and asked to create that pan within six months of the order. The challenge for government and business to implement such a Zero-Trust infrastructure would be understanding the components of technology design and the fact that zero trust is a concept not an off the shelf system they can buy and integrate easily.
Another hurdle that must be overcome is funding. Like any new policy change there must be a budget allocation for such a drastic change in the digital infrastructure.
In the business and government supply chain, access to data and the need to talk with each other across digital platforms will most likely create either a gridlock to this concept or a massive user profile database that for our security works through the government and into the private business sector.
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