The Difficulty of Deploying Zero Trust
One reason implementing zero trust is challenging is because “there’s no consistent playbook for organizations to follow,” said Ozdemir. As a result, each organization is left to its own devices to solve problems. “We know that executives are prioritizing zero trust because 68 percent of executives expect to increase cybersecurity budgets by 10 percent in the next year,” said Palo Alto Chief Product Officer Lee Klarich.
But for organizations to allocate those budgets appropriately, Ozdemir said, IT leaders must understand the top three challenges to implementing a zero-trust framework. These are:
1. Lack of internal expertise.
2. Not knowing where to start and how to prioritize.
3. Lack of qualified vendors with a complete, integrated solution.
For Palo Alto Founder and CTO Nir Zuk, it’s more about volume than expertise. “A human may have years of sophisticated experience, but if the threats are too big and the vulnerabilities are changing every second, it’s like trying to catch a moving target,” he said. Managing immense amounts of data also impacts prioritization. “The only way you can get to a place where cybersecurity is solid is to eliminate the noise and isolate the threat,” said Arora.
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