From healthcare providers to oil companies, no industry is safe from ransomware attacks and other online threats.
Zero Trust is one approach that IT managers can implement as a precautionary measure. More security professionals are turning to the Zero Trust model to protect their organization’s most valuable resources both on-premises and in the cloud.
Zero Trust ensures relevant least-privilege and secure access to corporate resources:
By controlling all aspects of network security with a Zero Trust solution, you significantly reduce the risks of online threats.
Before we move forward, let’s break down the difference between ZTNA and zero trust:
Now that you know what’s what, let’s move on to implementation and actionable steps.
The Zero Trust model (“never trust, always verify”) allows only verified users to access the company network. By limiting access to specific resources based on identity and context, Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solutions significantly reduce the attack surface.
By implementing ZTNA, IT teams have full control over who accesses the network at all times.
A ZTNA platform allows you to create specific rules and policies that ensure each network segment, resource, or application is accessible only after a user has been verified.
The verification process usually entails:
Even once access is granted, it is restricted to specific network resources, limiting the damage of a potential network breach. Since a ZTNA platform provides both agent and agentless access, it’s ideal for working with third party contractors.
Zero Trust Network Access is a set of networking and security features that protect companies from vulnerabilities that can occur both on-premise and in the cloud.
Here’s what makes ZTNA the all-in-one solution for granting secure access:
Cybercriminals have been tremendously successful in exploiting the many vulnerabilities of legacy VPNs, especially as the “work from home” trend continues.
With ZTNA, user access is monitored and managed to identify and remove potential threats quickly.
A high-performance ZTNA solution provides for continuous user authentication and activity monitoring.It also includes a breakdown of your users’ activity, such as:
It is extremely valuable in detecting any suspicious activity and staying on top of network trends.
VPN performance issues are the number one reason companies choose to switch to ZTNA for secure remote access. ZTNA is built with the cloud in mind and optimized for high performance and scalability, with dedicated, high-speed, and encrypted tunnels directly to cloud resources.
ZTNA is a solution designed to scale. With no hardware to maintain, creating networks and adding bandwidth capacity can be done quickly and simply from the platform.
Adding or deleting users is fast and easy, and third-party contractors can be granted agentless-access to only the applications they need to perform their job.
It’s no surprise ZTNA guarantees the best protection for organizations worldwide.
To limit the attack surface and decrease the chances of online threats, IT managers are dropping the outdated VPN in exchange for a broader and safer ZTNA solution.
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