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Beyond the Tunnel: A Lab-Based Comparative Evaluation of Network-Layer VPN and Identity-Aware Reverse Proxy Architectures Against the CISA Zero Trust Maturity Model

WhitepaperCyber Defense
  • 17 Sep 2026
  • Henry Cheung

Agentic Security: Detection and Response at Machine Speed

WhitepaperArtificial Intelligence, Cloud Security
  • 15 Sep 2026
  • Gee Rittenhouse, Eric Johnson

Zero Trust and AI in Cloud Environments: Securing Autonomous Agents and Modern Workloads

WhitepaperArtificial Intelligence, Cloud Security
  • 15 Sep 2026
  • Dave Shackleford, Dr. Anton Chuvakin

Securing the Agentic Cloud: Practical Strategies for Detection, Zero Trust, Governance, and Security Architecture

WhitepaperArtificial Intelligence, Cloud Security
  • 17 Aug 2026
  • Gee Rittenhouse, Eric Johnson, Dr. Anton Chuvakin, Dave Shackleford, Wesley Kuzma, Chris Cochran

Air-Gapped: Isolation in an Always-Connected World

WhitepaperSecurity Awareness
  • 30 Apr 2026
  • My-Ngoc Nguyen

Implementing Micro-Segmentation in a Legacy Enterprise Lab Network: A Zero Trust Approach to Reducing Lateral Movement, Improving Containment, and Controlling Operational Overhead

WhitepaperDigital Forensics and Incident Response
  • 24 Mar 2026
  • Dennis Ankrah

Full Packet Capture as Strategic and Regulatory Imperative

WhitepaperCyber Defense
  • 17 Nov 2025
  • Matt Bromiley, Matt Bromiley

Isolated Trust: Zero Trust in Standalone Systems

WhitepaperCyber Defense
  • 6 Nov 2025
  • Brian Crowley

Defending Against Modern Threats: Applying Zero Trust in Real Enterprise Environments

WhitepaperCloud Security
  • 16 Oct 2025
  • Dr. Anton Chuvakin, Dr. Paul Vixie, Frank Kim, Simon Vernon, Brandon Evans, Dave Shackleford, Wesley Kuzma

Closing the Gaps: Zero Trust Microsegmentation in Hybrid Cloud with Zscaler

WhitepaperCybersecurity Insights
  • 26 Sep 2025
  • Dave Shackleford

ZTA Unpacked: The Critical Technical Components of Zero Trust Architecture

WhitepaperCloud Security
  • 15 Aug 2025
  • Greg Scheidel

Navigating the Challenges of Securing Hybrid Environments

WhitepaperCloud Security
  • 24 Jul 2025
  • Matt Bromiley