Zero-Trust: A Better Way to Protect Your Business

Running a small or medium-sized business is difficult enough without having to worry about cyber threats all the time. If you haven’t updated your security systems in a while, your infrastructure could be at risk. In fact, when considering IT security, we recommend adopting zero trust as a security measure, and we’ll explain why.

What is Zero Trust?

It’s easy to see the inside of a secured network as safe and everything outside of the network as unsafe, but this is simply not true.

Zero trust demands that you trust no one while verifying everyone who accesses your network, period. An employee has to authenticate themselves whenever they try to access data, and until they’ve proven their identity, a zero trust approach will treat them with suspicion. It might seem like a hardcore approach to network security, but it sure beats the alternative.

You can think of zero trust as a security guard who’s checking everyone’s credentials at every single doorway in your office rather than settling for the main entrance, thereby guaranteeing security at every turn.

Why Businesses Should Consider Zero Trust

If the promise of vastly better security isn’t enough for you, here are some of the benefits you can expect from zero trust security systems:

Minimized Risk of Security Issues

Zero trust works because it’s always double-checking what’s going on with your network. It always knows who is accessing what data, when, and how. With such a powerful system in place, you can be sure that the vast majority of security breaches will be prevented before they can begin.

Decreasing the Threat Surface Area

With so many devices having Internet access these days, the threat surface area—or the number of entry points and access points for your network—is at an all-time high. When you give your team minimal access to the data they need to perform their daily tasks, you’re effectively decreasing the threat surface area of your business. You’re limiting the damage one bad actor can do to a small part of the network compared to having full-blown access to the whole infrastructure.

Ensuring Regulatory Compliance

The last thing you want is a data compliance agency breathing down your neck, especially when you consider how much it could cost you. Zero trust helps you meet the requirements of these agencies by helping you keep tight control over your entire data infrastructure. You’ll avoid potentially hairy fines and establish yourself as a consumer-friendly business all in the same breath.

Get Started with Zero Trust Today

When cybersecurity breaches are the new norm, zero trust can be a powerful tool to protect your business from potential threats. Preferred can help you get started with zero trust. Learn more by calling us at 708-781-7110.