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(Editor\u2019s note: An August 2020 Enterprise Management Associates survey of 252 North American and European IT professionals found that most had accelerated their adoption of Zero Trust networking framework. This article by EMA Vice President of Research Networking Shamus McGillicuddy further details the results of the \u201c<\/em>Enterprise Zero Trust Networking Strategies: Secure Remote Access and Network Segmentation<\/a>\u201d report.)<\/em><\/p>\n

The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted 60% of enterprises to accelerate their Zero Trust<\/a> networking strategies. Just 15% of organizations slowed down in response to the public-health crisis, and 25% reported no effect, according to Enterprise Management Associates research.<\/p>\n

Every vendor has its own definition of Zero Trust, but in this context EMA defines it as a network-security model that minimizes risk by applying granular policies and controls to network access and network communications.<\/p>\n

Zero Trust usually has a dynamic policy engine that evaluates the legitimacy of network communications even inside the network perimeter. Changes in location, device state, security state, behavior, as well as other factors can initiate a reauthentication process.<\/p>\n

The Work-From Home-Effect<\/h2>\n

This security model is particularly useful today during the pandemic. Zero Trust network-access solutions can scale and secure network connections for people who are working from home. Zero Trust segmentation can also granularly control what information assets remote users can access when they connect to the network.<\/p>\n

Thus, the cause of this acceleration of Zero Trust adoption is somewhat obvious. EMA research found that the number of employees who are primarily accessing the corporate network via a secure remote access solution such as an SSL VPN<\/a> or a software-defined perimeter has doubled since the pandemic began. This doesn\u2019t even include employees who are working from home without a secure connection. Moreover, 53% of enterprises expect these remote workforces to remain elevated after pandemic restrictions are eased.<\/p>\n