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Implementing privileged access management minimises the potential for a security breach .
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coordination with a SIEM solution .
• Data backups : Regularly making offline and online backups is one of the strategies of the Essential Eight . Having a Zero Trust model helps in this regard by automating backups and ensuring compliance with backup policies . App and data security policies can be centrally managed and automation tools can be used to migrate these policies to where they are required .
The Essential Eight are designed to help build a strong cybersecurity environment . They are cybersecurity best practices that cover preventing malware delivery and execution , limiting the extent of cybersecurity incidents , recovering data and improving system availability .
These are vital considerations against the backdrop of a rapidly escalating threat offensive . It ’ s important to recognise that they address some , not all , elements of a Zero Trust framework .
Building greater trust in our cyber systems and overall security posture means combining Essential Eight with a Zero Trust framework . u

Implementing privileged access management minimises the potential for a security breach .

• Multi-Factor Authentication ( MFA ): MFA is the core of the Zero Trust model and is also one of the Essential Eight strategies . It involves a series of requirements that make it significantly more difficult for an adversary to perform malicious activities on a network , thus drastically reducing the chance of them breaching it .
• SIEM : The Zero Trust model improves monitoring and alerting when deployed with a proper SIEM tool . This in turn helps security administrators rapidly detect and respond to time-sensitive security events like patching applications , which is an Essential Eight strategy . Zero Trust also involves measures to alert users , indicate a breach and specify proper incident response actions , which are all facilitated by www . intelligentciso . com
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