Zero Trust Security

Define zero trust as a mindset, not a tool. Learn its five core principles: no implicit trust, verify every access, least privilege, microsegmentation, and continuous monitoring.

Explore the NIST zero trust architecture, where a policy enforcement point with a policy engine and administrator grants access based on signals from PKI, identity management, logs, and threat intel.

Explore the seven tenets of zero trust per the NIST standard, including per session access, dynamic policy, and continuous monitoring that informs authentication, authorization, and security posture.

Adopt a zero trust view of the network with no implicit trust zone. Assume attackers may be inside and enforce authenticated, encrypted communications and posture evaluation across devices and resources.

Explore the components of a zero trust architecture, including control plane, data plane, policy engine, policy administrator, and policy enforcement point, with input sources and session-specific credentials for dynamic access.

Explain the device agent and gateway based deployment in a deviated zero trust architecture, where an agent and gateway forward signals to the policy engine and administrator to grant access.

Enclave-based deployment places resources in a resource enclave with gateway; the agent connects to control plane, where the policy engine and administrator reside, with resources on premises, azure, or aws.

Demonstrate resource portal-based deployment within a zero trust architecture, routing enterprise subjects through the gateway portal to authenticate and authorize, with the control plane and policy engine enforcing resource access.

Isolate each trusted app in its own sandbox and route access via the policy enforcement point, coordinating with the control plane, policy engine, and agent-based model in a zero-trust architecture.

Explore how the trust algorithm inside the policy engine uses signals from access requests, device identity, history, threat intel, and logs to grant or deny access in zero trust architecture.

Explore a zero trust architecture focused on identity governance, where identity centric policies—driven by the policy engine and identity systems—guide dynamic, attribute-based access decisions in an open network model.

Explore zero trust architecture with micro-segmentation by placing resources on gateway-protected network segments, leveraging policy enforcement points, dynamic access control, and integration with identity governance for secure network segmentation.

Explore network security in zero trust architectures using software defined perimeters and overlay networks, where a policy administrator enforces access through a policy enforcement point.

Identify threats in zero trust architecture, including misconfigurations of the policy engine or policy administrator that deny access. Mitigate risk with change management, auditable configuration changes, and continuous monitoring.

Explore denial of service and DDoS threats to zero trust—impacting the policy administrator, policy engine, and policy enforcement point—and learn resiliency strategies like cloud hosting and component replication.

Discover how stolen credentials and insider threats challenge zero trust by removing implicit trust, preventing lateral movement, and enforcing controlled access through policy engine protections and multifactor authentication.

Compare pure and hybrid zero trust architectures, noting greenfield deployment versus incremental migration, workflow-driven component mapping, and the need to integrate with existing systems and processes.

Learn to establish a zero trust architecture in a traditional perimeter-based network by conducting inventories of systems, users, and business processes, assessing risk, and continuously updating policies and signals.

Explore Microsoft's zero trust principles: assume breach, verify explicitly, and use least privilege access to minimize blast radius and prevent lateral movement toward valuable assets.

Map the Microsoft zero trust capability landscape by linking endpoint security, identity management, conditional access, and Defender XDR to a unified policy enforcement point.

Transform a flat network into a zero trust architecture by layering zones and microsegmentation, applying conditional access, and securely publishing on-premises apps via intra application proxy or Global Secure Access.

Azure's global backbone connects data centers, fiber and subsea links, edge sites, and thousands of peering connections to deliver high performance, fault tolerance, and robust disaster recovery for users.

Explore the shared responsibility model across on-premises, IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS in Azure, AWS, and GCP, and see which identities, data, networks, and applications remain the customer's duties.

Understand the Azure resource hierarchy from management groups to subscriptions and resource groups, and learn how grouping by region, department, or lifecycle supports security, governance, and budgeting.

Explore Azure subscription types including free credits, student options, pay-as-you-go, and enterprise agreements, with emphasis on using the free tier for demos.

Explain how intra id tenants host identities that access Azure resources in subscriptions and resource groups, and debunk the misconception that subscriptions are tenants.

Create a free Azure subscription, compare free and pay-as-you-go plans, provide required personal details, and log in to portal.azure.com to start building in Azure.

Drive zero trust security by applying conditional access to enforce adaptive security measures based on user and device signals, location, and risk, with multifactor authentication when needed.

Configure conditional access in the Azure portal by creating an Office 365 policy for all users, testing in report-only mode, and enforcing MFA with high user and high sign-in risks.

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