How to achieve Zero Trust Data Access Governance

Zero Trust has recently become a key buzzword in cybersecurity. When it comes to preventing data breaches and securing your data access, a Zero Trust model is really worth considering.

Zero Trust does what it says on the tin i.e. trust no one — that’s both inside and outside of an organisation. Insider threats, however accidental they are, are a major risk.

Data lies at the centre of a Zero Trust policy – organisations who have control and visibility of their data are more likely to detect suspicious activity earlier in the event of a potential breach.

Zero Trust not only protects your business, it’s also a great way to achieve the necessary compliance measures you have to adhere to.

Zero Trust comprises many elements of cybersecurity from firewalls to advanced threat detection but the main focus should always start and end with data access – who has access to what, what’s the sensitivity of the data and what’s the reason for having access.

Here’s how you can implement Zero Trust Data Access in 4 easy steps:

Get visibility of your data: Identify where your sensitive data lives, who has access, when they have access and why they have access.

Monitor Access: Continuously monitor and check that only the people who need access to data files have access. This means revoking access when required and on a regular basis.

Be aware of access anomalies: Have the capability to detect any anomalies or suspicious activity when it comes to data access – if any access doesn’t look quite right or isn’t typical for the organisation then check it out.

Automation is the key – Humans simply aren’t able to manage the volume of data and level of complexity outlined in the steps above. Fortunately there are technologies, such as Torsion, that can implement and automate Zero Trust Data Access, leaving your personnel to focus on what really matters.

To find out more about how Torsion can help achieve Zero Trust talk to our team at info@torsionis.com or request a free trial at www.torsionis.com/get-torsion-free/.