Practical Zero Trust Checklist
A practical Zero Trust checklist includes phishing-resistant MFA, dormant account removal, segmentation, logging privileged actions, and IR testing.
For phishing-resistant MFA, consider FIDO2 hardware keys or certificate-based authentication to strengthen identity verification. These methods reduce reliance on easily compromised factors like passwords and one-time codes. Dormant account removal directly minimizes the attack surface. Regularly audit and disable inactive accounts to prevent them from being exploited by malicious actors. Segmentation limits the blast radius of potential breaches. Implement network and application segmentation to restrict lateral movement and contain incidents.
