The number of cybersecurity attacks across enterprises, industries, and society has grown dramatically in recent years. Threats are constantly evolving. Different types of malware and attack toolkits are now sold as-a-service, lowering the technological barrier for a successful attack. The development of AI-based toolkits is also increasing the sophistication and frequency of attacks. This poses a serious threat to the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of today’s network infrastructures.
By establishing micro perimeters, least privilege access, and robust defense in depth strategies, a zero- trust security model prevents lateral movement within the network. This means that even if an attacker breaches the outer network perimeter, the rest of the network will remain undiscoverable. Multi-factor authentication and real-time anomaly detection mean that any anomalies, such as failed access requests, can be picked up and acted upon in real time.