# Implementing Zero Trust security Go beyond the old perimeter-based approach to create a robust and hybrid-work-ready security framework for your organization with Zero Trust security. ![Zero Trust security shield](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/common-pages/images/zero-trust-banner.svg) ![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/common-pages/images/banner-element1.svg) ![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/common-pages/images/banner-element2.svg) ![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/common-pages/images/banner-element3.svg) ![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/common-pages/images/banner-element4.svg) ![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/common-pages/images/top-banner_element1.svg) ![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/common-pages/images/top-banner_element2.svg) ![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/common-pages/images/top-banner_element3.svg) ![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/common-pages/images/top-banner_element4.svg) ## What is Zero Trust? ![Illustration of the Zero Trust model: every user and device verified before being granted access under a never-trust, always-verify approach](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/common-pages/images/zero-trust-sec2.svg) Zero Trust is a security model that operates on the principle of "never trust, always verify". In this approach, all users and devices are considered untrusted until their identity is verified. Even if a user or device has accessed enterprise assets before or is inside the enterprise network, they will have to be suitably verified and authenticated before being granted access. [Learn more](https://www.manageengine.com/zero-trust-security/what-is-zero-trust.html?ME_ZeroTrustSecurity) ## Why do I need to adopt a Zero Trust security model? Zero Trust security complements and enhances traditional perimeter-based security. It helps protect organizations against threats that traditional security approaches cannot defend against such as credential-based attacks and malicious insiders. ![Diagram of a Zero Trust security model defending against credential-based attacks and malicious insiders that perimeter security misses](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/common-pages/images/zero-trust-security-model.svg) ### Zero Trust security can also help your organization and its workforce: #### Work from anywhere Enable your workforce to work from anywhere, at any time—without compromising on organizational security. #### Mitigate organizational risks Reduce the risks posed by insider threats, lateral movement, and credential-based attacks. #### Protect against data breaches Strengthen your security posture to minimize the chances and the potential damage of a data breach. #### Stay compliant Ensure compliance with various governmental and industry specific regulations and mandates. ## How do I implement Zero Trust security in my organization? To achieve Zero Trust security, you need to ensure you never trust, and always verify any user, device, or application accessing corporate assets. To accomplish this effectively, you need to have solutions that cover the entire security lifecycle for all five pillars of Zero Trust - identity, data, device, applications, and network security. ### The security lifecycle can be defined in terms of the following four stages: ![Diagram of ManageEngine's Zero Trust security lifecycle stages: visibility, deduction, response, and resolution](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/common-pages/images/lifecycle-arrow.svg) 1. **Visibility:** Knowing what’s happening throughout the network 2. **Deduction:** Detecting changes, incidents, and threats 3. **Response:** Taking action to solve incidents or threats 4. **Resolution:** Strengthening the network to prevent or mitigate the impact of threats ![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/common-pages/images/top-left-path.svg) ![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/common-pages/images/top-right-path.svg) Combining this with the five pillars of Zero Trust—identities, devices, data, applications and workloads, and networks—gives you ManageEngine’s take on achieving Zero Trust security: ![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/common-pages/images/bottom-left-path.svg) ![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/common-pages/images/bottom-right-path.svg) ![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/common-pages/images/shield-1.svg) ![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/common-pages/images/shield-2.svg) ![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/common-pages/images/shield-3.svg) ![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/common-pages/images/shield-4.svg) ![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/common-pages/images/shiled_icon_mobile.svg) 1. **Have complete visibility** into all identities, devices, data, applications accessing your network, and their activities. 2. **Monitor and analyze all** entities and activity within your network and flag any suspicious activity or threats. 3. **Respond** to threats and risks as appropriate—by forcing additional authorization and authentication, restricting user privileges, quarantining devices, terminating sessions, and so on. 4. **Resolve security issues** by taking preventive action and hardening your security—such as by resetting credentials, and patching vulnerabilities. Besides the five pillars of Zero Trust, you also need to implement security analytics and security automation tools to ensure holistic security coverage. These solutions can act as a force multiplier for your security teams when it comes to detecting and responding to threats. ## How can ManageEngine help you with your Zero Trust journey? ![Map depicting an identity-centric Zero Trust implementation journey with ManageEngine IT management solutions](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/common-pages/images/zero-trust-journey.svg) Zero Trust can be implemented in a variety of ways. The components remain the same, the only difference comes in how you begin your Zero Trust journey. At ManageEngine, we recommend taking an identity-centric approach. Enterprises that focus on identity and device security seem to reduce security risks more quickly as per Forrester's 'A Practical Guide To A Zero Trust Implementation.' Whichever approach you choose, ManageEngine's IT management solutions provide the technological foundation for your Zero Trust security model, or can fill in the security gaps in your existing approach. ## Our solutions cover ### [Identity security](https://www.manageengine.com/identity-access-management.html?ME_ZeroTrustSecurity) ![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/common-pages/images/pro-arrow-icon.svg) ### [Device security](https://www.manageengine.com/unified-endpoint-management-security.html?ME_ZeroTrustSecurity) ![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/common-pages/images/pro-arrow-icon.svg) ### [Network security](https://www.manageengine.com/network-security-solutions.html?ME_ZeroTrustSecurity) ![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/common-pages/images/pro-arrow-icon.svg) ### [Data security](https://www.manageengine.com/data-loss-prevention-solutions.html?ME_ZeroTrustSecurity) ![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/common-pages/images/pro-arrow-icon.svg) ### [Security analytics and automation](https://www.manageengine.com/security-information-event-management.html?ME_ZeroTrustSecurity) ![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/common-pages/images/pro-arrow-icon.svg) ## Related resources ### [NIST's Guidance for a Zero Trust Architecture](https://www.manageengine.com/active-directory-360/zero-trust-architecture.html?ME_ZeroTrustSecurity) ![NIST's Guidance for a Zero Trust Architecture](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/common-pages/images/res-img1.jpg) [Learn more](https://www.manageengine.com/active-directory-360/zero-trust-architecture.html?ME_ZeroTrustSecurity) ### [Does Zero Trust replace "traditional" current IAM practices?](https://download.manageengine.com/privileged-access-management/images/does-zero-trust-replace-traditional-current-iam-practices.pdf?ME_ZeroTrustSecurity) ![Does Zero Trust replace „traditional„ current IAM practices?](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/common-pages/images/res-img2.jpg) [Learn more](https://download.manageengine.com/privileged-access-management/images/does-zero-trust-replace-traditional-current-iam-practices.pdf?ME_ZeroTrustSecurity) ### [Privileged access management in a Zero Trust world](https://download.manageengine.com/privileged-access-management/images/privileged-access-management-in-a-zero-trust-world.pdf?ME_ZeroTrustSecurity) ![Privileged access management in a Zero Trust world](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/common-pages/images/res-img3.jpg) [Learn more](https://download.manageengine.com/privileged-access-management/images/privileged-access-management-in-a-zero-trust-world.pdf?ME_ZeroTrustSecurity) ### [Why Zero Trust should be at the forefront of your IAM strategy](https://download.manageengine.com/active-directory-360/zero-trust-in-iam.pdf?ME_ZeroTrustSecurity) ![Why Zero Trust should be at the forefront of your IAM strategy](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/common-pages/images/res-img4.jpg) [Learn more](https://download.manageengine.com/active-directory-360/zero-trust-in-iam.pdf?ME_ZeroTrustSecurity)