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Zero trust: never trust, verify

In today's digital world, security concerns are becoming more difficult and dangerous. In this environment, companies need to go beyond traditional security models and adopt new threats. One of these is “Zero Trust (Zero Trust).”

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The Zero Trust Security Model is a modern security approach based on the “never trust, verify” philosophy. In the traditional security model, the internal network was inherently secure and only the traffic coming from the outside is dangerous, but this method has the advantage of being able to overlook internal. The Zero Trust model was designed to address these concerns.

In this article, we'll take a closer look at the basic concepts and key elements of Zero Trust, as well as the key benefits and benefits of Cisco Duo, which can reduce it.

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The basic concept of zero trust

The Zero Trust security model is centered around the following principles:

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1. Verify everything: Verifying the identity of all users and devices, whether internal or external, every time they try to access them. This involved not only the simple login process, but also included networks and applications.

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2. Least privilege principle: Ensure that users and systems are restricted only the minimum required permissions. This helps prevent abuse or misuse of permissions.

3. Segmented access control: Control access by segmenting networks and data. For example, divide the network into multiple zones and apply separate access policies for each zone.

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Key elements of Zero Trust

The following elements are required to require a Zero Trust security model:

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1. Multi-factor authentication (MFA): Use additional authentication methods to increase security because a simple password may be weak. Examples include push notifications, phone authentication, and biometrics.

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2. Real time monitoring: You can quickly detect and respond to anomalies or potential incidents by monitoring the status of networks and systems in real time.

3. Dispute policy settings: You can fine-tune access rights for each user and device and grant or restrict permissions as needed.

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Key benefits of Zero Trust

Combining a Zero Trust model offers a number of benefits. By considering verifying every access, it is possible to further secure the network and data from internal and external interference.

Furtherance, since Zero Trust can be flexible applied to various environments such as on-premise, cloud, and hybrid, security can be enhanced according to the organization. As a result, security measures can be reduced in advance, and costs for data recovery or legal response in the event of an incident can be reduced, reduced great economic benefits.

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Why is Zero Trust important?

There are many reasons why Zero Trust is important in today's digital world. First, security concerns from within, such as internal employees and partners, are involved. Zero Trust can respond to these internal threats. In particular, as remote work spread after the COVID-19 pandemic, access to internal networks from outside vulnerable common, and zero trust secure access even in remote work environments.

Environments IT environments have recently become complex due to the use of cloud services and various devices, Zero Trust can maintain an organization's security status by consistent security even in such a complex environment.

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Cisco Duo: The Optimal Solution to Achieve Zero Trust

Multiple solutions are needed to overcome a Zero Trust security model. Among them, Cisco Duo is a very powerful and efficient tool, and I highly recommend it for the following reasons:

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1. Strong multi-factor authentication (MFA) that supports multiple authentication methods

Cisco Duo supports multiple factor authentication (MFA) methods to maximize security. This can provide additional security that isn't protected by a single password. The main authentication methods include:

• push notifications: Users can confirm complete authentication by submit a push notification from the Duo mobile app when they log in.
• Phone verification: Duo makes a verification call to the user's phone to proceed with the verification process.
• SMS authentication: Users can authenticate by authenticating a verification code sent via SMS.
• biometric: Provides secure authentication through biometrics such as fingerprints and face recognition.

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2. Easy integration and flexible application

Cisco Duo can be integrated with various applications, services, and network infrastructure, without major changes to existing systems. It is compatible with various operating systems such as Windows, Mac, and Linux, and can be applied to both cloud-based services and on-premise applications.

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Furthering, it provides a flexible and powerful security environment by using Duo's API to build customized security solutions. Above all, it is highly compatible with Cisco products, so organizations using Cisco infrastructure can enhance security more secure and secure.

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3. User friendly interface

Duo provides an intuitive and easy interface to help users complete the verification process with ease. This can minimize user maintenance while maintaining security, and the Duo mobile app provides a troubleshooting interface to help users authenticate.

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Administer, administrators can manage users and devices and set security policies through a managed console.

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4. Real-time monitoring and statistics

With real-time monitoring capabilities, Cisco Duo can track authentication attempts and security status, managing administrators with critical information in real time and quickly identifying potential.

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It provides detailed logs and reports of authentication attempts to understand the security status, and has effective threat detection functions such as harmful anomalies and immediately sending alerts to administrators.

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5. Proven reliability and reliability

Cisco Duo is a proven solution that is already being used by various companies and organizations, and is highly reliable and stable. Duo's flexible solutions are suitable for everyone from small startups to large global enterprises, and it can be flexibly expanded as the company's expenses, considering a long-term efficient security solution while reducing initial introduction costs.

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6. Strong security features

Duo profiled blocks potential security techniques through advanced security technology, such as AI-based anomaly detection capabilities, so that 'continuous verification', which is a core principle of the Zero Trust model can be fully implemented.

In particular, AI can be used to detect abnormal activity and respond quickly, and customized security policies can be applied to each user and device through granular policy settings.

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At the end

Cisco Duo is an optimized solution for achieving a Zero Trust security model. Strong multi-factor authentication, easy integration, real-time monitoring, proven and reliable, and strong security features help enterprises build a secure and reliable security environment.

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