Zero Trust

Zero Trust is a security architecture principle built on the premise that no user, device, or network connection should be trusted by default — regardless of whether they are inside or outside the corporate network perimeter. Every access request must be authenticated, authorized, and continuously validated. For MSPs, Zero Trust implementation typically involves multi-factor authentication, conditional access policies, least-privilege access, and network micro-segmentation.

Core principles

Verify explicitly, use least-privilege access, assume breach. Every access request is authenticated and authorized, regardless of source.

Enabling technologies

Identity providers (Entra ID, JumpCloud, Okta), MFA, conditional access policies, endpoint compliance checks, network segmentation.

Why it matters

The majority of successful breaches involve compromised credentials used from an 'authorized' network location. Zero Trust eliminates the assumption that network location implies trust.