According to a new report, which argues that with the introduction of remote working into our lives, businesses have become more vulnerable to cyber security attacks such as ransomware, what needs to be done is to switch to a “zero trust architecture”.
According to the research conducted by Symmetry Systems and attended by 125 IT and security decision makers, it is concluded that if businesses implement a zero trust architecture, their ability to stop data breaches will increase by 144 percent.
The Zero Trust architecture is based on the general principle of “trust nothing, verify everything”. The rules are simple: “Implement controls to ensure users only work on trusted devices and networks, enforce multi-factor authentication (MFA) as needed, and more. . . ”
73 percent of those who participated in the survey say that the biggest challenge for zero trust architecture is to get users used to it. And 55 percent consider dealing with limitations in legacy systems and software used as the biggest barrier to adopting zero trust. Because the analyzes show that almost all of the software used has a security vulnerability in some way. In addition, some software and systems may not be able to adapt to this architecture due to control options.
But the majority say they know the importance of zero trust architecture. 53 percent of respondents think high-profile ransomware incidents are their biggest motivation for integrating zero trust.
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