The Evolution of Zero Trust: From Architecture to Attestation
We've been saying "Never trust, always verify" for more than a decade - but most of our industry still hasn't clearly defined what "verify" actually means. The original Zero Trust model (per NIST SP 800-207) focused on network segmentation, identity enforcement, and continuous authentication. That's all necessary - but it's not sufficient. Because even if you know who is connecting and where they're connecting from... you still don't know what state that system is in. And that's the gap...