Zero Trust IT

For a secure IT Security Framework, choose Zero Trust IT.

Imagine an IT environment in which Threat Hunters and SOC Analysts are not the only ones monitoring and detecting anomalous or malicious activity.

End-users are being classified as a risk factor in Cybersecurity and InfoSec, therefore, it becomes pertinent that they continually learn and discover how they can assist in also reducing the risk.

One of the challenges experienced in Cybersecurity Awareness is when someone is of the opinion that they already know enough. It is often because of this, that they end up not wanting to learn more or they just don’t feel the need. It is also often because of the lack of CyberSecurity Awareness that they form this opinion.

Yes, Phishing is still very much an issue and it’s probably not going anywhere, but there are many other malicious techniques and anomalous activities that can also be monitored for and detected by the end-user themselves.

With Zero Trust IT, the level of access is limited to the bare minimum. It is because of this that well educated end-users, that are well aware of what to look out for, stand a good chance of noticing that something is not right. If they find themselves being able to perform tasks that they are not supposed to be able to perform, then this can be reported and investigated further by the SOC team.

Incident response times can be reduced if end-users also had the skills and knowledge to be able to monitor, detect, and report not only Phishing, but also other anomalous and potentially malicious activities that occur on the end-user device or client endpoint that they utilize.

For example, network traffic that appears to show elements or signs of Command-and-control (C2) activity could be evidence that the endpoint is compromised. This could also be detected and scrutinized by the end-user, then reported as suspicious to the SOC team for them to investigate further. There are many other examples.