According to BeyondTrust, business operational models are much more complicated now than they were a few years ago.
Integration with zero trust
More applications, information stored and moving through the cloud, remote personnel accessing critical systems and data, and other factors are all contributing to this complexity.
Threat to supply chain security
As a result of a company's growing reliance on its supply chain, partners, suppliers, and shippers are now frequently directly linked to its systems. This has increased the demand for identity solutions and a zero trust strategy.
The results of this study suggest that integration needs could prevent timely implementation.
The research for the survey centred on comprehending the adoption rates, occurrences, solutions, obstacles, and new areas of attention for identification and zero trust.
“Today’s business operating models are highly complex, with remote employees accessing critical systems using dozens, and even hundreds of applications,” stated Morey Haber, Chief Security Officer at BeyondTrust.
“Data is transmitted between clouds and corporate data centers, with third-party contractors and supply chain partners, suppliers, and shippers directly connecting to these corporate systems. Legacy security architectures and network defenses are less effective at managing this extended perimeter. Zero trust principles and architectures are being adopted by public and private sectors because they have become one of the most effective approaches to mitigating the heightened risks to highly sensitive identities, assets, and resources,” concluded Haber.
Data breaches and identity theft skyrocket
The study discovered that 81% of respondents had two or more identity-related occurrences in the previous 18 months, making up virtually all of the sample. A sizable portion of these instances included privileged accounts.
A zero-trust strategy is still being implemented by more than 70% of businesses in order to secure an expanding security perimeter brought on by increased cloud usage and remote workers.
For their zero trust strategy, almost all businesses said they were utilising multiple vendors and solutions, with the majority citing four or more. 70% of the businesses that were interviewed rely on expensive third-party services, frequently specialised coding, for integration. The deployment procedure was complicated by the fact that 84% of those had zero trust defenses that required several integration strategies.
Native integration is needed for zero trust solutions
Over 70% of respondents to a survey stated that they had to remove a security solution because it didn't integrate well, demonstrating how critical integration has become for many businesses. According to those questioned, flaws in their zero trust strategy led to a variety of problems, including a slower rate of issue resolution, poorer user experiences, erroneous access privileges, human intervention, and compliance problems.
A faster reaction to security risks and enhanced compliance are two benefits of better integration that save time in addition to resources, according to more than 90% of businesses.
Important issues affecting businesses
Identity-related
- 93% report having identity troubles as a result of integration concerns in the past 18 months
- 81% of people have reported two or more identity concerns
- 63% of respondents claim that identification issues directly included privileged users and credentials, while 5% are unsure.
Zero trust related
- 76% of businesses are still working to establish a zero-trust strategy to protect their environment
- 96% of businesses employ several zero-trust strategies, with 56% utilising four or more.
Integration-related
- 70% of businesses are forced to rely on vendor bespoke code for the integration of zero trust solutions
- 84% of businesses use a variety of integration techniques to implement their zero-trust strategy
- 99% of businesses say zero trust solutions must be integrated with a wide range of other programmes.
- Easy integration is rated as "very important" or "important" by 94% of participants, with none saying it isn't.
To lessen the burden of integration processes, practically every organisation said that a zero trust approach requires integration with multiple other business and collaboration apps. Most have made native integration a crucial consideration for choosing zero-trust solutions due to integration problems.
