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Identify protected resources, users, devices and trust assumptions
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Zero Trust Architecture
Translate Zero Trust principles into identity, device, network, application, data and monitoring controls.
Objective: Continuously verify access and reduce implicit trust without creating unmanaged operational risk.
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Business context and requirements
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Classify access scenarios by risk and business criticality
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Define verification signals and acceptable interruption levels
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Architecture and design decisions
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Design strong identity, conditional access and privileged workflows
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Segment network and application access around explicit policy
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Protect data with classification, encryption and usage controls
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Security, cost and operating model
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Centralise security telemetry, response and policy ownership
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Model licensing, operational overhead and exception costs
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03
Create break-glass, recovery and false-positive handling procedures
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Validation, resilience and evolution
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Test risky sign-ins, device posture and privilege escalation paths
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Validate segmentation and data-access enforcement
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Track coverage gaps and improve controls using incident evidence
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