The zero-trust approach has long been a popular strategy for organizations looking for airtight security in the workplace. By consistently questioning who a user is and what they want to do, we expel a potentially harmful blind trust; assumptions go out the window, and users are forced to confirm their identity and their reason for accessing certain applications. But, as we approach the one-year anniversary of the remote work boom, spurred by the pandemic, it is time we embrace the fact that zero-trust needs to not only be applied in the workplace, but also in the home.
Think of it as similar to the security system you might have set up to physically guard your home. The system will let you know if someone is near the house, and will require verification, whether you’re a burglar, a friend stopping by that day or as someone who actually lives there. The same concept applies with zero-trust – whether you’re accessing the internet at home to tackle assignments or just browsing for personal reasons, you need a zero-trust “security system” that requires verification, keeping those with malicious intent on the outside. A simple access notification system – the “doorbell,” in this metaphor – simply doesn’t do enough to ensure proper security.
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