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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.

Information Security

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.

FISMA1 control

FISMA coordination with CIRCIA + Zero Trust + Executive Orders + OMB Memoranda. CIRCIA (Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022): Final Rule effective 2026;

FISMA-CIRCIA-ZTA-EO14028 · CIRCIA, Zero Trust Architecture, EO 14028 + 14110 + OMB Memoranda

Per EO 14028 + OMB M-22-09: Zero Trust Architecture Adoption + federal cybersecurity modernization + identity + device + network + application + data pillars.

USEO14028-2 · Zero Trust Architecture and Federal Cybersecurity
HITECH Act1 control

HITECH 2024-2025 regulatory pipeline + sectoral application. KEY 2024-2025 INITIATIVES: (a) HIPAA SECURITY RULE NPRM (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking) issued by HHS OCR 27 December 2024 (89 FR 105672) proposing the FIRST MAJOR HIPAA Security Rule modernisation s...

HITECH-2024-2025-NPRM-ReproductiveHealth-Sectoral · HITECH 2024-2025 Pipeline - HIPAA Security Rule NPRM (Dec 2024), Reproductive Health, OCR Audits, Sectoral Application

Implement Operations Security + Physical/Environmental Security + Communications and Network Security per MTCS SS 584. Operations Security (ISO 27001 Annex A.12 alignment) - documented operating procedures + capacity management + separation of dev/test/prod +...

MTCS-Operations-Physical-Network-Tier-III-Data-Centre-Hardening-Patching-Network-Segmentation-DDoS · MTCS Operations + Physical + Network + Tier III Data Centre + Hardening + Patching + Segmentation + DDoS

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 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Zero Trust Architecture?
Zero Trust Architecture appears in the requirement text of FISMA, US Executive Order 14028 - Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity, HITECH Act, ISMAP (Japan), Japan FSA Cybersecurity Guidelines for Financial Institutions. Across these standards we have identified 6 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 686 frameworks.

See how Zero Trust Architecture applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

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