Zero Trust Networking: How Network Teams Support Cybersecurity
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Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) conducted research that explores how network teams contribute to zero trust projects. Based on a survey of 270 IT professionals, this research identifies the technology requirements network teams have for enabling technology. It also identifies the challenges that these groups encounter when partnering with cybersecurity on zero trust. Check out these webinar research slides to discover key findings from this new research, including: - How network teams protect user experience and network performance as they implement zero trust - What technology and solution requirements network teams have for modernization of secure remote access - Where and how zero trust network segmentation is implemented - How network teams apply key technologies in their toolkits, including network observability solutions and DNS infrastructure, to execute zero trust
Zero Trust Networking: How Network Teams Support Cybersecurity
- 1. @ema_research | @ema_research Sponsored by Zero Trust Networking How Network Teams Support Cybersecurity Shamus McGillicuddy Vice President of Research Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) Network Infrastructure and Operations
- 2. @ema_research | @ema_research 2 Watch the On-Demand Webinar • Zero Trust Networking: How Network Teams Support Cybersecurity On-Demand Webinar: https://info.enterprisemanagement.com/zero- trust-networking-cybersecurity-webinar-ss • Check out upcoming webinars from EMA here: https://www.enterprisemanagement.com/freeResearch © 2023 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc.
- 3. @ema_research | @ema_research @ema_research | @ema_research Featured Speaker Shamus is a Vice President of Research at EMA, where he leads the network infrastructure and operations practice. He has nearly two decades of experience in the IT industry. His research focuses on all aspects of managing enterprise networks, including network automation, AIOps-driven network operations, multi-cloud networking, and WAN transformation. © 2024 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. 3 Shamus McGillicuddy Vice President of Research Network Infrastructure and Operations Enterprise Management Associates (EMA)
- 4. @ema_research | @ema_research @ema_research | @ema_research Sponsors © 2024 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. 4
- 5. @ema_research | @ema_research Research Goals & Methodology
- 6. @ema_research | @ema_research @ema_research | @ema_research Job Titles 14.4% Engineers 3.7% IT-related business analysts 6.7% Architects 12.2% Project managers 18.5% Managers/Supervisors 18.9% Directors 8.5% Vice presidents 17% CIOs/CTOs/CISOs IT Groups 20.7% IT executive suite 20.4% Cybersecurity 18.9% Cloud architecture/engineering 15.9% Network/IT operations 10.4% Network engineering 7.8% IT architecture 5.9% Security operations Top Industries 24.4% Manufacturing 17.4% Retail/Wholesale/Distribution 12.6% Finance/Banking/Insurance 11.9% Professional services 7.4% Health care/Hospitals 5.9% Construction 5.6% Oil/Gas/Chemicals Geography 68.1% North America 31.9% Europe Company Size (Employees) 48.9% Midsized enterprise (1,000 to 4,999) 35.1% Large enterprise (5,000 to 19,999) 15.9% Very large enterprise (20,000 or more) Survey of 270 IT Decision-Makers in Companies with Zero Trust Programs © 2024 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. 6
- 7. @ema_research | @ema_research @ema_research | @ema_research Goal: Understand How Network Teams Enable Zero Trust © 2024 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. 7 Best practice What role does your company’s network team play in zero trust security strategy? To what extent do your company’s network team and cybersecurity/IT security team collaborate on zero trust security?
- 8. @ema_research | @ema_research @ema_research | @ema_research Why is the Network Team Critical to Zero Trust Strategy? © 2024 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. 8 Network engineering has expertise and ownership of enabling technology • Secure remote access • Network segmentation • Network observability Factors that influence zero trust implementation Eliminating unauthorized access (63%) Impact on network performance (60%) Management simplicity (49%) Architectural flexibility (45%) Eliminating lateral movement (43%) 1 2 3 4 5 97% say network performance influences zero trust decisions
- 9. @ema_research | @ema_research The Role of Network Observability
- 10. @ema_research | @ema_research @ema_research | @ema_research NetOps Teams Apply Observability to Zero Trust © 2024 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. 10 96% of network teams have network observability tools that are at least somewhat important to supporting zero trust What do they observe? 36% DNS queries 33% Source & destination Ips 32% Bandwidth utilization 32% User behavior Top use cases 39% Threat detection & response 27% Policy enforcement 26% Performance management
- 11. @ema_research | @ema_research @ema_research | @ema_research DNS Monitoring in Detail © 2024 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. 11 Other ways network teams are exploring DNS-based zero trust solutions 56% DNS-based policy enforcement 55% Enhanced device authentication 55% Reduced attack surface with secure DNS tech 53% DNS-based segmentation How might real-time analysis of DNS traffic help support your zero trust security strategy?
- 12. @ema_research | @ema_research Zero Trust and Secure Remote Access
- 13. @ema_research | @ema_research @ema_research | @ema_research 94% are Modernizing Secure Remote Access to Address Zero Trust © 2024 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. 13 Which of the following are the most important requirements of a secure remote access solution that supports your zero trust goals? More important to larger enterprises 56%: “Very important that my secure remote access solution can terminate access in response to observed activity.”
- 14. @ema_research | @ema_research @ema_research | @ema_research ZTNA 66% SASE 56% VPN 55% VDI 35% SDP 34% Zero Trust Access Solutions © 2024 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. 14 What are the best technologies for applying zero trust to remote access? What’s your current engagement with ZTNA? 31% In production 61% Implementing 8% Researching/Evaluating 1 2 5 3 4 Hybrid cloud and cloud-only enterprises prefer ZTNA and SASE Data center-only enterprises prefer SDP
- 16. @ema_research | @ema_research @ema_research | @ema_research Zero Trust Segmentation Plans © 2024 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. 16 Primary targets for segmentation 60% Data centers 60% Public clouds 58% SaaS applications Segmentation technologies 58% Security appliances 48% Layer 3 technology – routing zones/ACLs 48% Hypervisor-based microsegmentation 46% Host-based microsegmentation
- 17. @ema_research | @ema_research Zero Trust Outcomes
- 18. @ema_research | @ema_research @ema_research | @ema_research Only 35% of Zero Trust Strategies are Complete Successes © 2024 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. 18 Secure remote access issues Segmentation issues 39% Budget 34% Personnel/Skills gaps 33% Conflicts/Collaboration issues with cybersecurity Overall business challenges Overall technical challenges 40% Risk of compromised credentials 39% Adapting legacy technology 39% Device diversity – clients, OT 38% High volume of changes/exceptions 34% Inconsistent segmentation capabilities across different networks 40% Integration with infrastructure 34% Poor network observability Zero Trust Pitfalls
- 19. @ema_research | @ema_research @ema_research | @ema_research Benefits of Zero Trust © 2024 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. 19 Aside from improved security, what other benefits do you expect your zero trust security strategy to provide to your company? 85% say zero trust implementation has made networking and security easier to manage 50% have automated zero trust tools and workflows
- 20. @ema_research | @ema_research @ema_research | @ema_research Final Thoughts © 2024 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. 20 Zero trust is more effective when network teams are equal partners with cybersecurity. Network performance impacts are key criteria when planning and implementing. As secure remote access is modernized, ZTNA engagement is high, especially among cloud adopters. Zero trust segmentation is mostly based on legacy technology like firewalls and routing. Many see DNS as an opportunity.
- 21. @ema_research | @ema_research @ema_research | @ema_research The Zero Trust Networking Report is Now Available! © 2024 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. 21 Learn more and download: https://bit.ly/zero-trust-networking