The Ultimate Guide to Zero Trust Security
A curated Irish edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Zero Trust Security.
What to know about Zero Trust Security
Zero Trust Security represents a modern approach to cybersecurity that assumes no inherent trust exists within or outside an organisation's network. Every access request must be verified continuously, ensuring strict identity verification and least-privilege access to protect data and infrastructure.
The latest developments in Zero Trust Security show its expanding role across multiple technologies, including identity and access management, privileged access controls, endpoint protection, and cloud security platforms. Organisations are adopting Zero Trust frameworks to address challenges like remote work vulnerabilities, ransomware threats, and complex hybrid IT environments.
By exploring the stories tagged with Zero Trust Security, readers can understand how this security model integrates innovations like multi-factor authentication, AI-powered threat detection, and secure access service edge (SASE) solutions. These insights are valuable for IT professionals, security leaders, and businesses aiming to enhance resilience against evolving cyber threats in a digital-first world.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Zero Trust Security
CrowdStrike named leader in IDC MarketScape MDR study
DigiCert named leader in Frost trust ecosystem radar
Menlo expands AI agent security for Copilot & Gemini
Netskope named leader in Gartner SASE & SSE reports
Zscaler lands dual Gartner Leader spots in SASE, SSE
Featured News
Check Point: Be the best, or get out the way
Rising AI-driven attacks are compel security buyers to cut vendor sprawl, though Check Point warns over-consolidation can still raise risk.
Exabeam: Ruthless efficiency can make agentic AI malicious
Behavioural analytics is becoming essential as AI agents can pursue tasks so efficiently that they may cause damage without any malicious intent.
Snowflake unveils platform upgrades for CoCo, CoWork
Enterprises will get tighter AI controls as Snowflake adds blocking policies, multi-party authorisation and new agentic tools at Summit.
Exclusive: Reco COO on securing the AI inside your SaaS stack
Reco COO Zoe Hillenmeyer says enterprises typically underestimate their AI agent exposure by a factor of ten and that gap is widening.
Expert Columns
Supercharged security: Cyber risk in the age of frontier AI
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Why faster AI is exposing slower security thinking
AI does not invent cyber risk, it accelerates it
Your annual penetration testing is already out of date
SonicWall research sounds Code Red on healthcare cybersecurity as attack rates refuse to decline
Cyber hygiene 101: The big fundamentals
How AI Is changing enterprise storage security
Microsoft security landscape shifts as critical vulnerabilities surge: report
Your Immune System Doesn't Wait. Neither Should Your Security
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…Cybersecurity was already hard
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Recent Zero Trust Security News
CrowdStrike expands QuiltWorks to smaller businesses
Smaller firms will gain access to CrowdStrike's AI-era cyber risk tools through new channel partners as threats accelerate and in-house defences lag.
Cyber attacks rise 16% as ransomware surges in July
Ransomware victims jumped 49% in July, while organisations worldwide also faced 16% more cyber attacks year on year.
Cloud security report finds gaps differ by provider
Multi-cloud security teams face different risks on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, with misconfigurations high across all three providers.
NeuShield adds exfiltration protection to Data Sentinel
By blocking stolen-logins abuse at file level, the new feature aims to curb both data theft and ransomware even after an account is compromised.
Google adds cluster-wide network policy to GKE preview
The preview could help GKE users enforce cluster-wide security without clashing with namespace rules, especially in multi-tenant environments.
WPP cuts AI campaign deployment times with Google Cloud
That overhaul has slashed campaign rollout times from months to days, while also boosting production efficiency and content output across agencies.
Cellhub wins CRN & ChannelVision awards for services
The recognition highlights Cellhub's shift towards managed services as channel partners seek simpler, lower-cost 5G and network designs.
NCC Group teams up with SailPoint on identity security
The tie-up aims to help firms curb access risk as AI agents, bots and contractors increasingly outnumber traditional staff users.
Netskope launches DataSec Command Centre for data security
Fragmented defences are leaving most security teams unable to trace sensitive data after incidents, according to Netskope research.
DXC & Primary launch AI Zero Trust security service
Enterprises adopting AI in production face tighter governance and compliance risks as DXC will manage Primary's Zero Trust platform.
Google Cloud & MLCommons launch secure MedPerf tests
Medical AI models can now be tested on real patient data without exposing code or records, easing privacy barriers for hospitals and developers.
Google expands on-premises AI for sovereign data needs
Nearly half of senior IT leaders now prioritise data residency controls, as regulators and governments push AI workloads into local environments.
Google links UNC6671 to cloud extortion brand shift
Google says the campaign is shifting towards financial and legal firms, with rebranded extortion sites still stealing cloud logins and tokens.
Proofpoint joins Google security programme as partner
Businesses can now tie email and collaboration defences into Google Cloud, as Proofpoint gains formal backing for tighter security integration.
Cloudflare launches identity-aware AI gateway for firms
Companies can now trace AI prompts to individual staff, helping curb surprise bills and reduce the risk of sensitive data leaks.
Cloudflare launches open-source AI workspace for firms
The browser-based system aims to let staff use AI across internal tools without new infrastructure, while tightening access and oversight.
Elisity launches CLI for customer-run AI security agents
Customers can now run their own AI agents against Elisity's platform to continuously verify Zero Trust policies and spot drift faster.
AvePoint launches AI data classification & recovery
Pressure is mounting on businesses to secure AI data and recover faster after cyber incidents, as static labels and ad hoc restoration prove too slow.
Google adds security controls for AI agents in Chrome
Browser-based AI agents will face tighter enterprise oversight as Google moves to curb data leaks and unauthorised actions in Chrome.
BeyondTrust adds AI identity controls to Pathfinder
Security teams must now track AI agents and machine accounts as well as staff, as BeyondTrust expands Pathfinder to cover privileged access.