Zero Trust AI Architecture Guidance: Rethinking Enterprise Security from the Inside Out

Zero Trust Architecture Guidance gives IT managers and senior leaders the principles, frameworks, and phased execution plan to dismantle implicit trust and build an architecture that verifies every access event—continuously, at every resource, across the full enterprise.

What this book covers: • Why perimeter security failed: credential harvesting, lateral movement, cloud sprawl, and supply chain infiltration—and the real cost of misplaced trust measured in dwell time, regulatory exposure, and reputational damage • The three governing principles of zero trust—explicit verification, least-privilege access, and assume breach—translated from philosophy into enforceable design constraints • The technical architecture: policy engines, policy administrators, enforcement points, control plane vs. data plane separation, and NIST SP 800-207 reference architectures mapped to real infrastructure • Identity as the new perimeter: governing human, machine, and service account identities; phishing-resistant MFA; privileged access management; federated directory hygiene; and AI agent identity in automated pipelines • Network microsegmentation: mapping communication dependencies, software-defined perimeters, east-west traffic control, mutual TLS service meshes, and segmentation in OT/ICS and multi-cloud environments • Data protection: building a classification taxonomy that access policy can actually use; encryption across the full data lifecycle; entitlement reviews; and compliance with HIPAA, federal CUI, and cross-border data requirements • Phased rollout and maturity: current-state assessment, dependency mapping, pilot design, CISA Zero Trust Maturity Model progression, and executive reporting formats that drive action • The human architecture: stakeholder mapping, executive sponsorship, team restructuring around zero trust functional roles, change management, and measuring cultural shift • Continuous governance: telemetry architecture, behavioral analytics, anomaly detection, policy review cadences, and horizon planning for post-quantum cryptography and AI-driven automation

Every chapter ends with a Manager's Checklist and a synthesis of what it establishes for the program ahead. This book is for the leader who needs to own the zero trust transformation—not just the engineer who builds it.

© 2026 PublishDrive (E-bog): 9781972752920

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E-bog: 1. marts 2026