{"id":62073,"date":"2023-02-27T09:26:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T14:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/?p=62073"},"modified":"2023-08-30T09:23:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T13:23:49","slug":"why-assess-zero-trust-maturity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/blog\/why-assess-zero-trust-maturity","title":{"rendered":"Should You Conduct a Zero Trust Maturity Assessment?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Perimeter security shortcomings are becoming more apparent as cybersecurity threats continue to rise<\/a> for businesses of all sizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this reason, IT teams are becoming increasingly motivated to adopt a Zero Trust security approach. Furthermore, today\u2019s most common IT compliance<\/a> regulations now include multiple elements of Zero Trust protocols (e.g., MFA, full-disk encryption, patch management). <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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More than half of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) said they were pursuing or planned to pursue a Zero Trust strategy, in late 2021<\/a>. But adopting Zero Trust security<\/a> is often easier said than done. Forrester<\/a> pins full implementation at two to three years minimum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For many businesses, knowing where to begin is the biggest hurdle. Every organizational infrastructure is different, and there is no one-size-fits-all implementation template. That\u2019s where Zero Trust maturity assessments come in handy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why You Should Conduct a Zero Trust Maturity Assessment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assessing an organization\u2019s Zero Trust maturity is essential because it determines where it\u2019s ahead of the game, where it\u2019s behind, and what the next steps are to increase security posture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essentially, an assessment prevents organizations from focusing on the wrong priorities at the wrong times, and instead, sets them up for success. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Zero Trust maturity assessment is the crucial groundwork for everything from leadership proposals to implementation planning to budgeting expectations. For these reasons, Forrester identifies<\/a> the Zero Trust maturity assessment as the first step in a Zero Trust implementation. 
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Who Should Conduct a Zero Trust Maturity Assessment?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Establishing a Zero Trust maturity baseline is useful for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n