White Paper
Protecting Privileged Access in a Zero Trust Model
The CISO View Executive Summary highlights how Zero Trust reshapes privileged access security as perimeters dissolve. CISOs report rising spear phishing and impersonation targeting high-level and high-value accounts, while inventory gaps, unmanaged devices, and third-party access complicate least privilege enforcement. Weaknesses also exist in MFA misuse and session hijacking. Recommendations include identifying new high-risk targets, strengthening MFA with contextual controls, and protecting critical accounts in PAM systems. Organizations should grant just-enough access with JIT, enforce endpoint protections, and drive cultural change to reduce privilege, raise awareness, and make Zero Trust adoption more resilient.
