Core Zero Trust Definitions
Zero Trust Model
Zero Trust is a strategic cybersecurity framework based on the fundamental principle of "Never Trust, Always Verify." It eliminates the concept of implicit trust based on network location and requires continuous authentication, authorization, and validation for every access request.
ObserveID serves as the Identity Intelligence Layer for your Zero Trust Architecture. By unifying all identities and entitlements, we provide the continuous visibility and automated control necessary to enforce Zero Trust policies across multicloud environments.
Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA)
An enterprise's cybersecurity plan that utilizes zero trust principles and encompasses component relationships, workflow planning, and access policies. As defined by NIST SP 800-207, ZTA is designed to prevent data breaches and limit internal lateral movement.
The 3 Core Principles of Zero Trust
1. Continuous Verification
Always verify access based on all available data points, including user identity, location, device health, service or workload, and data classification.
ObservelD's Behavioral Intelligence continuously monitors identity activities. If behavior deviates from the baseline, Observeld can trigger automated step-up authentication or revoke access in real-time.
2. Limit Blast Radius
Minimize the impact if a breach occurs by segmenting the network and resources. This process, often called micro-segmentation, prevents attackers from moving laterally through the environment..
3. Enforce Least Privilege Access (LPA)
Limit user access with Just-in-Time (JIT) and Just-Enough-Access (JEA), risk-based adaptive policies, and data protection to secure both data and productivity.
Observeld specializes in CIEM, allowing you to identify and remediate over-privileged accounts (human and non-human) to achieve a true state of Least Privilege across AWS, Azure, and GCP
Advanced Zero Trust Concepts
Identity-First Security
A security approach that treats Identity as the new perimeter. In a world of remote work and cloud services, the traditional network boundary has dissolved, making identity the most critical control point for Zero Trust.
PDP & PEP
The Policy Decision Point (PDP) is the system that decides whether to grant access based on policy, while the Policy Enforcement Point (PEP) is the component that actually executes that decision.
Traditional vs. Zero Trust
| Concept | Traditional Security | Zero Trust (ObserveID) |
|---|---|---|
| Trust Model | Binary (Inside vs. Outside) | Zero (Never Trust, Always Verify) |
| Focus | Network Perimeter | Identity & Resource Protection |
| Access Duration | Persistent / Standing | Just-in-Time (JIT) |
| Visibility | Siloed / IP-based | Unified / Identity-centric |
| Response | Reactive / Manual | Proactive / Automated (Obi AI) |
