Zero trust pattern

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Problem

How to implement security for a dynamic, distributed, and varied infrastructure, users, endpoints, applications, and data deployed in a hybrid multicloud environment.

Context

With digital transformation, the way enterprises operate has changed. The enterprise boundaries have become thin, enabling business collaboration across customers and partners. Most enterprises use multicloud as a strategy for innovation at speed, scale, performance, availability, and resiliency.

As shown in the following diagram, a typical enterprise IT landscape consists of many resources spread across multiple clouds accessed by users using multiple channels, such as web or mobile, using various endpoint devices. Enterprise applications and data are also shared with their customers and partners:

Figure 10.2 – Typical enterprise IT landscape

Traditional security that was more focused on perimeter protection has...