Zero trust security for the modern enterprise
Digital transformation and the move to hybrid multicloud are changing the way we do business. Users, data and resources are now spread across the globe, making it difficult to connect them quickly and securely. Traditional security offers a perimeter to assess and enforce the trustworthiness of these connections, but this current ecosystem requires a different approach.
Organizations are turning to zero trust security solutions to help protect their data and resources by making them accessible only on a limited basis and under the right circumstances.
A model for zero trust success
Zero trust relies on context. These four tenets establish a governance model for sharing context between security tools to protect the connections between users, data and resources.
Define context
Understand users, data and resources to create coordinated, security policies aligned with the business.
Verify and enforce
Protect the organization and grant conditional access without friction. Quickly and consistently validate with context and enforce policies.
Resolve incidents
Resolve security incidents with minimal impact to business by taking targeted actions.
Analyze and improve
Continually improve security posture by adjusting policies and practices to make faster, more informed decisions.
Looking for help getting started on your zero trust journey? Need direction on next steps?
Test your zero trust maturity
Evaluate your zero trust experience and readiness, then plan next steps to advance your journey with the Forrester Zero Trust Maturity Assessment.
Understand your risks and prioritize zero trust security investments
IBM Security Risk Quantification Services measures risks in financial terms, helping business and security leaders prioritize the investments in their zero trust strategy.
Plan and progress your zero trust security journey
IBM Security Zero Trust Advisory Services helps simplify and progress your zero trust journey with an actionable roadmap and prescribed adjustments to your business needs.
Context to connect the right user, to the right data — under the right conditions
Initiating and executing a zero trust security strategy requires a modern, prescriptive approach to security and a broad portfolio of capabilities, including services and partner solutions. IBM Security offers tools and experience to help lead you through every stage of your zero trust journey.
Zero trust requires a broad portfolio of security capabilities and experience
Identity
Define and govern zero trust security policies managing access across all users and privileged accounts with SSO, multifactor authentication and lifecycle management.
Data
Protect critical data using zero trust security practices. Discover, classify and manage data access according to risk.
Devices and workloads
Defend the organization with zero trust security practices, from applications secured by design to monitoring and managing endpoints.
Analytics and visibility
Monitor and enforce zero trust security policies with intelligent analytics. View and monitor behavior of all users, resources and data connecting within your business.
Automation and orchestration
Rapidly solve and iterate on security issues that occur as part of a zero trust practice with orchestrated actions and common playbooks.
Network and endpoint
Proven skills, expertise, and modern solutions to protect your network, infrastructure and endpoints from today’s cybersecurity threats.
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