Zero Trust Knowledge Center
Reference models, phased adoption, and executive framing for Zero Trust — starting with the identity pillar on Microsoft Entra ID.
Flagship article
Start here. The identity pillar is the foundation every other Zero Trust control builds on.
A practical guide to implementing the identity pillar of Zero Trust with Microsoft Entra ID — consolidating identity, enforcing strong authentication, gating access with Conditional Access, applying least privilege with Privileged Identity Management, and analyzing risk continuously.
A Zero Trust access control guide for Microsoft Entra ID — baseline policies, MFA and device compliance, named locations, risk-based rules, guest access, break-glass safeguards, and a phased rollout.
How PIM replaces standing administrator access with just-in-time, time-bound role activation — eligible vs. active assignments, activation guardrails, licensing, and a phased rollout for Zero Trust least privilege.
Traditional MFA is bypassed by AiTM phishing, fatigue, SIM swaps, and token theft. Move to phishing-resistant MFA with device compliance, token protection, Continuous Access Evaluation, and risk-based policies.
Device compliance, attack surface reduction, and how endpoint signals feed Conditional Access decisions.
Sensitivity labels, DLP, and Insider Risk as the data pillar of Zero Trust on the Microsoft stack.
Related in the Knowledge Center
Zero Trust, identity, Defender, Sentinel and incident readiness.
Governance decisions ahead of a Microsoft 365 Copilot deployment.
Zero Trust blueprint using DSPM for AI, sensitivity labels, DLP, audit, Insider Risk, and eDiscovery.