Zero Trust Architecture and Roadmap: 4 Mon Proof of Concept

A modern security infrastructure should be based on the zero-trust concept. A POC is created to implement a Zero-Trust policy. The implementation of the zero trust is supported with Microsoft 365 tools (Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Azure AD Identity Protection, Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps etc.).

The modern approach to security transformation is the zero-trust approach. This includes the following principles:

Explicit Verify: Always authenticate and authorize based on all available data points, including user identity, location, device state, service or workload, data classification, and anomalies.

Use least privilege access: Limit user access with just-in-time and just-enough-access (JIT/JEA), Risk-based adaptive policies, and data protection to safeguard both data and productivity.

Assume intrusion: Minimize the blast radius for security breaches and prevent lateral movement by segmenting access by network, user, device, and app awareness. Ensure all sessions are end-to-end encrypted. Use analytics to gain visibility, drive threat detection, and improve defenses.

The Zero Trust approach considers the following goals: Identities Devices Data Infrastructure Apps Network

For implementation, BitHawk envisions the following approach:

Customer Inputs: Current Architecture Requirements Pain Points Goals Compliance

BitHawk Inputs: Microsoft Zero Trust Principles BitHawk Best Practices KnowHow and Experience Innovation

This will result in the following milestones: Design Workshops Concept Engineering Proof-of-Concept (POC) Compliance Check

With the final result of a Zero Trust Architecture and Roadmap.