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title: Planning for Zero Trust
description: "Strategic implementation of Zero Trust across the most vulnerable areas of a company’s
network and digital real estate is crucial."
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## Planning for Zero Trust 

Zero Trust provides unparalleled protection for organizations’ sensitive data and significantly reduces the risk of a data breach.

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## What's inside the e-Book

 

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### Principles of Zero Trust

In simplest terms, Zero Trust means just that - no trust is implicitly given to any user, device, application, workload, or data. Every user is assumed to be a bad actor until they can prove otherwise.

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### The Process

Implementing Zero Trust can take several years, as each technology can take months to deploy appropriately. It’s best to view Zero Trust as a transformational journey with multiple phases.

 

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### Managing the Security Journey

A successful breach can cost an organization dearly regarding litigation, fines and fees, and reputational damage. But efforts like Zero Trust, when paired with a Cyber Liability policy, can help to prevent and minimize damage.