Practice Innovations: Zero trust — Never trust, always verify | Thomson Reuters Institute

How can you best secure your computers systems in today’s world? “Trust no one or anything — and always verify.” This the basic idea behind zero trust, a new way to look at computer security. Zero trust works on the assumption that your networks are already breached, your computers are already compromised, and all users are potential risks.

Traditional systems security for years has followed the Trust but verify method in which once users are logged into a system then they are automatically trusted. The emphasis there is on protecting internal systems and information from outside attackers by using firewalls and passwords.

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