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Zero Trust Architecture

What is Zero Trust Architecture?

A security model that requires strict identity verification for every person and device trying to access resources, regardless of network location.

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Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as zero trust architecture. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on zero trust architecture

Requirements naming zero trust architecture across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

As agencies continue to use cloud technology they do so in a coordinated, deliberate way that lets the Government prevent, detect, assess and remediate incidents, and the migration to cloud technology adopts Zero Trust Architecture as practicable.

us-executive-order-14028-improving-the-nations-cybersecurity::3(c) · Sec. 3(c) Adopt Zero Trust Architecture in cloud migration →

Management may adopt zero trust principles in architecture decisions where perimeter-based security no longer fits a complex environment of internal networks, remote offices, mobile personnel and cloud services: all networks including internal ones are untrust...

ffiec-it-examination-handbook::AIO-VII.B · VII.B Zero Trust Architecture (Architecture, Infrastructure, and Operations) →

Align product deployment guides with zero trust models such as NIST's zero trust architecture and the CISA Zero Trust Maturity Model, and encourage customers to apply those principles in their environments.

secure-by-design-a-guide-for-manufacturers-cisa::P1-PD8 · Align with zero trust architecture →

Apply Protect-P Identity Management Authentication and Access Control (PR.AC-P) including: identity proofing + lifecycle management + credentials issued + revoked + physical access managed + remote access managed + access permissions managed (least privilege +...

NISTPF-5 · Protect-P Access Control (PR.AC-P) →

Catalog the subjects (human users and non-person entities) and their privileges as a precursor to developing a zero trust architecture.

SP800-207-MIG-ACTORS · Migration Step: Identify Actors on the Enterprise →

Questions people ask about zero trust architecture

What is Zero Trust Architecture?
A security model that requires strict identity verification for every person and device trying to access resources, regardless of network location.
Why is Zero Trust Architecture important for compliance?
Zero Trust Architecture is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding zero trust architecture helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Zero Trust Architecture?
Zero Trust Architecture appears in the requirement text of US Executive Order 14028 - Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity, FFIEC IT Examination Handbook, Secure by Design: A Guide for Manufacturers (CISA), ISMAP (Japan), NIST Privacy Framework. Across these standards we have identified 7 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Zero Trust Architecture?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how zero trust architecture applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 1,016 frameworks.

See how Zero Trust Architecture applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.