Zero Trust
A security model built on 'never trust, always verify' — no user or device is trusted by default, even inside the corporate network.
Traditional network security draws a hard line: inside the corporate network is trusted, outside is not. Zero Trust throws that assumption out. Every access request — whether it comes from head office or a coffee shop — gets verified on its own merits: who’s asking, what device they’re on, and whether the request looks consistent with normal behaviour.
Zero Trust is a model, not a single product. In a Microsoft environment it’s implemented through a combination of controls working together: Conditional Access evaluating each request, MFA confirming identity, device compliance checks confirming the endpoint is trustworthy, and PIM making sure elevated access is never standing.
The practical benefit is that a compromised password alone stops being enough to get an attacker in — every other signal has to line up too.