O'Reilly Archive: Zero Trust for Decision Makers in 90 Minutes

Level: Beginner. Theme: Harness the tenets of Zero Trust to protect your organization.

In 2021, US President Joe Biden issued an executive order requiring all federal government agencies to urgently adopt and advance toward the Zero Trust security model. Governments and private organizations all over the world have adopted the Zero Trust approach to improve their security posture in the face of cyberthreats. This 90 minute executive briefing covers Zero Trust’s key tenets and how it can be harnessed to protect businesses.

What you’ll learn

• Enable Zero Trust adoption
• Connect Zero Trust to digital transformation initiatives
• Leverage Zero Trust to meet compliance and governance requirements
• Understand what Zero Trust is
• Examine Zero Trust key drivers, requirements, and capabilities
• Learn the role Zero Trust plays in digital transformation

This course is for you if

• You’re a CISO, CTO, or senior leader
• You brief business executives on recent security developments
• You want a better understanding of Zero Trust capabilities and their role in digital transformation

Prerequisites

• Basic knowledge of computer security
• Recommended preparation: read “Zero Trust Fundamentals”, chapter 1 of Zero Trust Networks

Schedule

Understanding Zero Trust (50 minutes). Defining Zero Trust. Key tenets. Why Zero Trust. Enabling Zero Trust adoption and digital transformation. The who’s who of the Zero Trust landscape: governments, cloud providers, and standards and compliance bodies. Q&A.

Moving toward Zero Trust (40 minutes). How to prepare for Zero Trust. Migration strategies. Zero Trust scenarios in the modern digital enterprise. Case study on Google’s BeyondCorp. Q&A.