Getting Started on a Successful Zero Trust Journey

At a Glance:

• Zero trust is a journey, not a one-time project.
• Common challenges to successfully implementing zero trust include lack of resources and complicated application management.
• Having Brite and Zscaler along as trusted travel guides will ensure that your business is getting the most out of your zero trust journey.

 

You can’t buy zero trust. While you can buy solutions to enforce it, the designing of a successful zero trust architecture is left up to the security teams.

And while zero trust is a journey, not a one-time project, the good news is that security teams don’t have to go it alone. Brite and Zscaler are here to set your team up on the right path.

Read on to discover common challenges to implementing zero trust and how Brite and Zscaler’s combined approach will overcome them.

Top Challenges in Implementing Zero Trust

Zero trust is flipping the way we approach cybersecurity. Many of us built our environments around past approaches that focused on the perimeter and the attack surface. Now with a focus on the data, users and applications, there will be inherent hurdles to overcome. Here are four common challenges when implementing zero trust:

Challenge 1: Complicated Application Management​

With the mindset of protecting data, it requires policies around applications where that data is accessed or stored. The issue is when there are legacy​ or third-party​ applications that restrict the flexibility. Additionally, hybrid technology silos and a lack of technology integrations interfere with seamless implementation.

Challenge 2: Lack of Resources

Zero trust is an organization-wide, network-wide program. It requires significant time, effort and skill to properly deploy and maintain. In some instances, it would be better to build a new network, but those teams don’t have that option​. Businesses and cyberattacks don’t stop for us to rebuild.

Challenge 3: Keeping Count

There are more devices and users than ever before, with no plans to slow down soon. Security teams must be agile and prepared for a continued influx of both users and devices.

Challenge 4: Concern from Leaders

Some business leaders hesitate to implement zero trust into their cybersecurity defense, seeing it as an abstract or overhyped concept. Even if an organization’s leadership signs off on zero trust as a concept, their frontline cybersecurity team may still oppose the idea. Reasons could vary from not having clear guidance or sufficient support, to being left out of critical conversations about what the company needs to improve their security posture.

It’s a marathon, not a sprint. Being aware of these common challenges and the keys to overcoming them will set your team up for a successful zero trust journey from the beginning.

A Successful Zero Trust Journey With a Partner

Security teams were spread thin before zero trust became a priority. Now adding on an entirely new approach is overwhelming for most. That’s why having a knowledgeable technology integration partner like Brite is important.

From advisors and support to engineers and security analysts, our team will work alongside yours to plan, develop and sustain your zero trust program. Brite is the top technology integrator of Zscaler, a company that uses a Zero Trust Exchange platform to protect thousands of customers from cyber attacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location.

By integrating Zscaler’s zero trust principles across all access points, we’re able to ensure that every user and device is continuously verified. This minimizes the attack surface and prevents unauthorized access.

Among the reasons you should trust Brite with your zero trust journey include:

• Modern Workplace Enablement: Provide authorized users with secure access to your applications from anywhere on any device.
• Infrastructure Modernization: Protect cloud workloads and cloud/SaaS data with zero trust connectivity, segmentation, and posture control.
• Security Transformation: Ensure zero trust Internet access for IoT (Internet of Things) and OT (Operational Technology) devices and privileged remote access to OT devices.

Take the First Step on Your Zero Trust Journey

We realize that zero trust is a journey, not a one-time project. Having Brite and Zscaler along as trusted travel guides will ensure that your business is getting the most out of your zero trust strategy.

Take the first step on your journey by contacting Brite today at 1-800-333-0498 or SalesInfo@Brite.com.