Zero Trust - Trust No One

As the name suggests, the Zero Trust model is explained quite simply as – “Never Trust. Always Verify.”

Zero Trust helps secure corporate resources by eliminating unknown or unmanaged devices and in these uncertain times, as a business, you want to make sure all corporate resources are being accessed securely.

What do you need to do to implement a Zero Trust model in your business? With Azure AD at the heart of your Zero Trust strategy, follow the below three principles to achieve a Zero Trust model.

1 - VERIFY EXPLICITLY

Provide Azure AD with a rich set of credentials and control, which can be used to verify the user at all times:
- Roll out MFA
- Enable Azure AD Hybrid Join or Azure AD Join
- Enable Intune for mobile device management
- Start rolling out passwordless credentials
Verifying explicitly means enabling strong authentication and approving access across all available data points, such as identity, device health, location, services and data classifications.

2 - LEAST PRIVILEGE

Limit user access with Just-In-Time (JIT) or Just-Enough-Access (JEA), meaning grant the access only when a user needs it and for as long as they need it:
Plan your Conditional Access deployment
Secure access using Privileged Identity Management (PIM) – more info here
Restrict user consent to applications to ensure no unnecessary exposure of corporate data to apps
Manage entitlements – requires Azure AD Premium P2 licenses

3 - ASSUME BREACH

Reduce any lateral movement by segmenting access by network, user, devices and apps. Use analytics to drive more insights and gain visibility across all threats to better improve your overall protection:
Deploy Azure AD Password Protection
Block legacy authentication
Enable identity protection – requires Azure AD Premium P2
Enable restricted sessions
Enable Conditional Access integration with Microsoft Cloud App Security (MCAS)
Integrate MCAS with identity protection
Integrate Azure Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) with MCAS
Enable Microsoft Defender ATP (MDATP)

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