Nearly 90% organizations have begun embracing zero-trust security, but many still have a long way to go, according to a report by multinational technology company Cisco. The report, based on a survey of 4,700 global information security professionals, found that 86.5% have started implementing some aspect of the zero-trust security model, but only 2% have mature deployments in place.
Cisco measures maturity based on four “pillars”:
- Identity, which includes multi-factor authentication (MFA)
- Device, which includes continuous validation of users’ devices
- Network and workload, which includes network detection and response, as well as micro-segmentation
- Automation and orchestration, which includes security orchestration and automated response (SOAR)
