Zero Trust is not a product.
It's a strategy.
Zero Trust eliminates implicit trust from every layer of your environment — network, device, app, and data. Identity is the control plane that makes it possible.
CISA ZTMM framework
The five pillars of Zero Trust
CISA defines Zero Trust across five capability areas. Each pillar has four maturity stages — Traditional, Initial, Advanced, and Optimal.
Identity
Verify every user, every time — with adaptive, risk-based authentication.
Devices
Enforce device trust at login — only compliant, managed devices get access.
Networks
Eliminate implicit trust from the network layer. Move to identity-defined perimeters.
Applications
Govern access to every app — on-prem, SaaS, and custom — from a single policy engine.
Data
Protect data with attribute-based access control and identity-aware DLP integrations.
CISA ZTMM 2.0
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's maturity model defines four stages across five pillars. Used by federal agencies and increasingly adopted by regulated industries.
Explore the framework Technical referenceNIST SP 800-207
NIST's foundational Zero Trust architecture document defines seven tenets and three deployment models. The canonical technical reference for ZTA implementation.
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