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Your Extra Layer of Security: Getting to Zero Trust Network Access

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Your Extra Layer of Security: Getting to Zero Trust Network Access (PDF, 2.12MB)Published: 10 Jan, 2022
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Dave Shackleford
Dave Shackleford

Organizations need a new model for securing access to resources as well as preventing and detecting ever-evolving threats. This paper explains why zero trust could be that model.

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Dave Shackleford
Dave Shackleford

Dave Shackleford

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Cybersecurity leader Dave Shackleford combines decades of enterprise defense, cloud security, and hands-on consulting experience to help students master real-world security operations and modern threat defense.

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