We often use the analogy of a Castle, as do the National Cyber Security Centre: if a single door (or back-door) is left unwatched and unguarded, who’s to say our castle won’t be breached – or hasn’t already been breached? Because of the interconnected nature of modern computer systems we must secure each individual endpoint, otherwise one of these ‘things’ could prove to be the door an attacker uses to enter our Keep.
How can you consistently secure such a broad range of devices, where each of them poses a significant risk to the business when left alone? The answer is rather philosophical: Zero-Trust...
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