Why your organization needs Zero Trust and how to implement it

In Project Zero Trust: A Story about a Strategy for Aligning Security and the Business, renowned CISO George Finney delivers a hands-on and step-by-step guide to implementing an effective and practical Zero Trust security strategy at your organization. The book is written as an engaging narrative that follows the story of Dylan, a new IT Director at a company that experiences a ransomware attack on his first day.

You'll learn John Kindervags' 5-step methodology for implementing Zero Trust, the four key Zero Trust design principles, and discover how to align this framework with your company's operational and commercial requirements.

The author explains how to prevent data breaches and how to minimize the impact of a breach should one occur. He focuses on a strategy of prevention and addresses widespread myths and common pitfalls encountered by technology professionals when implementing Zero Trust. Project Zero Trust also explains how to implement its methodologies and strategies in a distributed cloud environment.

An essential read for aspiring and practicing technology professionals, Project Zero Trust will earn a place on the bookshelves of IT leaders, network engineers, sysadmins, and project managers.

Implement Zero Trust initiatives efficiently and effectively

In Project Zero Trust: A Story About a Strategy for Aligning Security and the Business, George Finney, Chief Security Officer at Southern Methodist University, delivers an insightful and practical discussion of Zero Trust implementation. Presented in the form of a fictional narrative involving a breach at a company, the book tracks the actions of the company's new IT Security Director.

Readers will learn John Kindervag's 5-Step methodology for implementing Zero Trust, the four Zero Trust design principles, and how to limit the impact of a breach. They'll also find:

• Concrete strategies for aligning your security practices with the business
• Common myths and pitfalls when implementing Zero Trust and how to implement it in a cloud environment
• Strategies for preventing breaches that encourage efficiency and cost reduction in your company's security practices

Project Zero Trust is an ideal resource for aspiring technology professionals, as well as experienced IT leaders, network engineers, system admins, and project managers who are interested in or expected to implement zero trust initiatives.