17 Aug Technical and risk management benefits associated with Zero Trust Architecture as covered in your reading

• Submit a written discussion (minimum 750 words) that covers the following:
  • Technical and risk management benefits associated with Zero Trust Architecture as covered in your reading
  • Technical and risk management challenges/risks/concerns associated with Zero Trust Architecture covered in your reading
  • NOTE: Full coverage of these topics will require you to do research on your own, over and above the assigned readings

This assignment should follow APA standards for inline citations and references. Your assignment will be run through TurnItIn automatically upon submission to the D2L assignment box.

The assignment will be graded on the following criteria:

• Adherence to APA standards for inline citations and references
• Quality of writing
• Depth and degree of technical content covered
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• Depth and degree of risk management content covered “Zero Trust” is a security approach that is getting a lot of attention recently. At it’s core, “Zero Trust” is a methodology for securing networks and assets that directly challenges the current thinking of traditional “perimeter-based” defense methodologies.For this module, you will review the following content to help you become familiar with the basics:
  • NIST
    • “Zero Trust Architecture” SP 800.207 – https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.800-207.pdf
  • Microsoft
    • The critical role of Zero Trust in securing our world – https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/06/30/the-critical-role-of-zero-trust-in-securing-our-world/
  • Software Engineering Institute – Carnegie-Mellon University
    • Zero Trust Adoption: Managing Risk with Cybersecurity Engineering and Adaptive Risk Assessment – https://insights.sei.cmu.edu/blog/zero-trust-adoption-managing-risk-with-cybersecurity-engineering-and-adaptive-risk-assessment/