Zero trust is unquestionably improving security postures and thwarting cyberattacks. Its foundational principle of least privilege access reduces attack surfaces and mitigates the risk of lateral movement. A growing number of governmental mandates and frameworks, such as those from NIST, are using zero trust deployment guidance to help companies of all sizes counter the onslaught of attacks. However, combatting increasingly sophisticated attacks like the Morris II worm, which accelerates the theft of sensitive data and enables significantly higher volumes of spam email distribution leading to massive malware propagation, requires more.
New applications of AI are starting to help defenders harden security through faster security analyst onboarding, the evaluation of large volumes of threat intelligence, situation report generation, and more. Various kinds of copilot applications aid security operations through generative AI.
Cyber protection is becoming increasingly complex with the use of these applications and the potential for data leakage. Further compounding matters is an ever-expanding threat surface brought about by hybrid infrastructure and operational technology network deployments. Consequently, securing the use of AI in the carpeted and uncarpeted areas of enterprises for productivity gains must be matched by using AI to deliver improved organizational security. If applied correctly, a reinvigorated approach to AIOps can play a pivotal role in securing multidomain environments and counteract the weaponization of AI by bad actors.
Given these challenges, how do organizations deploy zero trust and AI together to drive better security outcomes? A complete solution must consider protection of the data used in AI tools, the tools themselves, and the underlying algorithmic models. It must also drive improved security outcomes from prevailing security infrastructure vendors that broadly safeguard organizations.
AI is poised to supercharge zero trust architectures. Enterprises demand a complete security platform bringing AI and zero trust together that is easy to deploy and manage. Moor Insights & Strategy (MI&S) believes that Zscaler is well positioned to deliver a zero trust platform infused with AI that is predictive, broad and deep and complements the management and security of burgeoning GenAI applications.
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Table of Contents
- Executive Summary
- Fighting AI with AI and the Power of Zero Trust
- Securing AI at Scale
- Why Zscaler?
- AI — A Second Line of Defense
- Call to Action
Companies Cited:
- Zscaler
