What Is Zero Trust Security? Abdellatif El Mokadem Explains
Quick Summary Zero Trust flips the old security rule on its head. Old rule: trust whoever's already inside the network. New rule: check everyone, every time, no matter where the request comes from. Osama Ahmed Abdellatif El Mokadem , who works in computer systems design and IT consulting, has watched this shift happen across industries that used to get by on something much simpler, a strong perimeter, and not a lot of thought past it. Here's what Zero Trust actually means, how it gets built in the real world, and where businesses tend to trip up on the way there. Introduction Network security used to work a bit like a castle. Build strong walls, guard the one gate, and trust whatever's already inside once it gets past the wall. That made sense back when work mostly happened on office desktops, plugged into one internal network, with not much traffic going anywhere outside it. That world's mostly gone now. People work off laptops at home, phones in airport lounges, and c...
