Zero Trust assumes that no device, user, process, or connection should be trusted by default — and that includes the detection agent itself. This assessment scores verification, agent integrity, and response as three separate problems.
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Zero Trust programmes tend to focus on identity and network segmentation, and quietly assume the detection layer is fine. It often is not. If nothing is trusted by default, that has to include the agent doing the watching — an attacker who can terminate that sensor has removed the evidence along with the control. This checklist asks whether that trust is genuinely re-earned rather than granted once, whether the agent itself can be tampered with, and whether a detection turns into containment fast enough to matter.
Who it is for: Security architects and detection engineering teams. Useful when a Zero Trust programme reaches the detection and response workstream.
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Zero Trust is not a product. It is an operational mindset that requires continuous verification, least-privilege enforcement, resilient detection, and rapid response.
If an attacker gains a foothold inside your environment today, how many of these would your detection system answer with a “Yes”?