Mastering Zero Trust Architecture for Cloud Security Leaders
You're not behind - you're overwhelmed. The cloud attack surface grows daily, compliance demands are tightening, and your board is asking harder questions about security posture. You know Zero Trust isn’t optional anymore. But translating theory into an executable, board-aligned strategy? That’s where most leaders stall. They get lost in fragmented frameworks, incomplete mappings, or implementations that fail under real-world pressure. Meanwhile, peers who’ve cracked the code are advancing - leading funded initiatives, shaping enterprise-wide security transformation, and positioning themselves as indispensable strategic advisors. They’re not working longer hours. They’re working smarter. And they’ve all followed a single proven path: moving from fragmented confusion to structured mastery. Mastering Zero Trust Architecture for Cloud Security Leaders is that path. This is not a theoretical overview or a checklist of best practices. This is a complete, action-driven implementation blueprint designed for senior cloud and security executives who need to deploy Zero Trust at scale - quickly, credibly, and with minimal risk. The outcome? You go from uncertain strategy to a fully operational Zero Trust roadmap in under 30 days. By the end of this course, you’ll have a board-ready implementation plan, complete with stakeholder alignment matrices, risk-prioritised migration timelines, and measurable success KPIs - all customised to your organisation’s cloud environment. One recent participant, Sarah Lin, Deputy CISO at a global fintech firm, used this methodology to redesign her company’s hybrid cloud access policies. Within six weeks of applying the course framework, her team reduced lateral movement risks by 74% and secured a $2.1M budget increase for Zero Trust rollout - with full executive sponsorship. You don’t need more information. You need a system that works. Here’s how this course is structured to help you get there.Course Format & Delivery Details Self-Paced, On-Demand, and Built for Executive Reality
No scheduled sessions. No time zones to manage. This course is designed for high-impact professionals like you - the ones leading cloud, security, or digital transformation initiatives amid relentless pressure and packed calendars. The entire program is self-paced, with immediate online access upon enrolment. Most learners complete the core modules in 20 to 25 hours, spread over 3 to 4 weeks - just 1 to 2 hours per day. But you progress at your own speed. You can pause, revisit, and apply each step in real time to your organisation’s unique environment. Lifetime Access, Future-Proofed Content
Once enrolled, you gain lifetime access to all course materials. This includes every framework, template, tool, and reference guide - all downloadable and ready for integration into your workflows. But more importantly, you’re covered by ongoing future updates at no extra cost. As cloud platforms evolve and new Zero Trust standards emerge, your access is automatically refreshed. You’ll have 24/7 global access, fully optimised for desktop, tablet, and mobile devices. Whether you’re reviewing access policy matrices from your laptop before a leadership meeting or studying identity segmentation models on your phone during travel, the course adapts to your schedule - not the other way around. Guided Support from Industry Experts
This is not a solo journey. You receive direct instructor support throughout, including access to a private network of cloud security leaders and expert-facilitated Q&A forums. Every module includes engagement checkpoints where you can submit draft plans, get feedback, and refine your approach based on real operational constraints. Our support team is responsive, technical, and focused exclusively on helping you achieve measurable outcomes - not just finish content. You’re not paying for passive reading. You’re investing in transformation backed by guidance. Certificate of Completion Issued by The Art of Service
Upon successful completion, you’ll earn a Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service - a globally recognised credential trusted by professionals in over 140 countries. This certification validates your mastery of Zero Trust in cloud environments and strengthens your credibility in executive conversations, board reports, and advancement opportunities. The Art of Service has trained over 150,000 professionals in enterprise frameworks, and our materials are used by Fortune 500 teams, government agencies, and leading cloud providers. This certificate is not a participation badge. It’s proof of applied competence in one of the most mission-critical domains in modern cybersecurity. No Hidden Fees. No Risk. No Regrets.
Pricing is transparent and straightforward - no subscriptions, no add-ons, no hidden costs. One payment gives you full access to the entire program, including all future updates and the certification process. We accept all major payment methods, including Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal. Transactions are secured with industry-standard encryption, and your data is never shared. To eliminate any hesitation, we offer a 30-day satisfied-or-refunded guarantee. If you complete the first three modules and feel the course hasn’t delivered clear value, we’ll issue a full refund - no questions asked. Your only risk is staying where you are. Instant Confirmation. Secure Delivery.
After enrolment, you’ll receive a confirmation email with your unique learner ID. Your access details and course portal login will be sent in a separate message once your course materials are prepared, ensuring high availability and secure onboarding. “Will This Work for Me?” - The Objection Answered
Yes. And here’s why. This course was built using real architectures from AWS, Azure, and GCP environments - from fully public cloud enterprises to complex hybrid deployments. Whether you’re in finance, healthcare, tech, or government, the frameworks are modular, adaptable, and role-specific. You don’t need a team of architects to apply this. The templates are pre-structured for rapid deployment, and every decision point includes executive rationale to support your case. You’ll see exactly how to phase implementation without disruption. This works even if: you’re not the CISO yet, your organisation resists change, you’re dealing with legacy systems, or you’ve tried Zero Trust before and stalled. This is not about perfection. It’s about progress with proof. This is risk reversal in action. You gain clarity, confidence, and a credible plan - or you walk away with a full refund. There is no downside. Only momentum.
Module 1: Foundations of Zero Trust in Cloud Environments - Understanding the evolution from perimeter-based security to Zero Trust
- Core principles: never trust, always verify, enforce least privilege
- Why traditional security models fail in cloud-native architectures
- Key drivers for Zero Trust adoption: compliance, breach prevention, digital transformation
- Differentiating Zero Trust architecture from marketing hype
- Common misconceptions and pitfalls in early deployments
- Mapping Zero Trust to business outcomes: resilience, agility, cost control
- The role of cloud service providers in trust boundaries
- Defining trust zones and data flow segmentation
- Integrating Zero Trust with existing IAM and governance models
Module 2: Enterprise Frameworks and Industry Standards - Comparing NIST SP 800-207, CISA guidance, and Microsoft Zero Trust model
- Analysing CSA STAR, ISO/IEC 27001, and Zero Trust alignment
- Mapping Zero Trust controls to CIS Critical Security Controls
- Integrating Zero Trust with MITRE ATT&CK framework
- Federal mandates and regulatory implications (GDPR, HIPAA, SEC)
- Adapting frameworks for private, public, and hybrid cloud
- Cross-vendor interoperability challenges and solutions
- Establishing a common language for Zero Trust across teams
- Developing executive briefing documents based on standards
- Creating audit-ready compliance evidence packages
Module 3: Identity as the New Perimeter - Designing identity-first access control strategies
- Implementing strong authentication: MFA, phishing-resistant methods, FIDO2
- Role-based vs attribute-based access control (RBAC vs ABAC)
- Dynamic policy enforcement using context: location, device, behaviour
- Integrating identity providers (IdPs) with cloud platforms
- Managing privileged access in cloud environments
- Implementing just-in-time (JIT) and just-enough-access (JEA)
- Lifecycle management: onboarding, role changes, offboarding
- Automating identity risk scoring and access reviews
- Using AI-driven anomaly detection in identity signals
Module 4: Network Segmentation and Microperimeter Design - Principles of microsegmentation in cloud networks
- Defining trust boundaries around workloads, data, and APIs
- Designing zone-to-zone communication policies
- Implementing software-defined perimeters (SDP)
- Using network virtualisation for isolation
- Mapping data flows and communication dependencies
- Creating segmentation baselines using traffic analysis
- Enforcing east-west traffic inspection and control
- Integrating with cloud-native firewalls and NSGs
- Automating policy generation from observed behaviour
Module 5: Data-Centric Zero Trust Protection - Classifying sensitive data in cloud storage and databases
- Implementing encryption: at rest, in transit, in use
- Using customer-managed keys (CMKs) vs provider-managed
- Deploying data loss prevention (DLP) policies for cloud
- Tokenisation and masking strategies for PII
- Monitoring data access patterns for anomalies
- Implementing dynamic data access policies based on context
- Securing unstructured data in object storage
- Integrating data classification with access control
- Auditing data access across multi-cloud environments
Module 6: Device Trust and Endpoint Posture Assessment - Assessing device compliance for cloud access
- Integrating endpoint detection and response (EDR) with access control
- Enforcing OS patch level, encryption, and configuration standards
- Implementing device health attestation using APIs
- Using mobile device management (MDM) and unified endpoint management
- Handling BYOD and contractor devices securely
- Automating posture checks at access time
- Designing fallback access for remediation scenarios
- Integrating with conditional access policies
- Reporting on device trust posture for audit
Module 7: Workload and Application Security in Zero Trust - Securing containers and Kubernetes clusters
- Implementing service mesh for east-west security
- Using identity for service-to-service authentication
- Enforcing API security with mTLS and OAuth scopes
- Validating workload integrity with attestation
- Implementing least privilege for cloud functions
- Protecting serverless applications from exploitation
- Using code signing and supply chain security
- Monitoring for anomalous workload behaviour
- Automating security policy enforcement in CI/CD
Module 8: Visibility, Analytics, and Threat Detection - Building a unified observability layer for Zero Trust
- Aggregating logs from identity, network, and workload sources
- Using SIEM and SOAR integration for correlation
- Creating baseline behaviour profiles for users and entities
- Deploying UEBA for insider threat detection
- Automating alert triage and response workflows
- Visualising Zero Trust posture with dashboards
- Measuring Zero Trust maturity over time
- Automating incident response playbooks
- Integrating with threat intelligence feeds
Module 9: Policy Orchestration and Automation - Centralising policy definition across domains
- Using policy engines for dynamic access decisions
- Implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for security policies
- Automating policy drift detection and correction
- Integrating with CI/CD pipelines for policy testing
- Version controlling security policies
- Using policy languages like Rego (Rego/OPIA)
- Orchestrating multi-cloud policy consistency
- Enabling self-service access request workflows
- Reporting on policy effectiveness and coverage
Module 10: Zero Trust Architecture Design and Implementation - Assessing current state architecture maturity
- Identifying high-risk areas for prioritisation
- Developing a phased Zero Trust roadmap
- Defining success metrics and KPIs
- Building executive support with risk-based business cases
- Securing funding for implementation phases
- Creating a cross-functional implementation team
- Integrating with change management processes
- Planning for minimal business disruption
- Designing rollback and failover procedures
Module 11: Cloud Provider-Specific Zero Trust Implementation - AWS: IAM, AWS Organizations, Control Tower, RAM, SCPs
- Azure: Azure AD, Conditional Access, PIM, Microsoft Entra ID
- GCP: Cloud Identity, IAM, VPC Service Controls, Security Command Center
- Configuring provider-native Zero Trust services
- Mapping common patterns across providers
- Selecting multi-cloud management tools
- Handling identity federation across clouds
- Protecting cloud management consoles
- Securing cross-cloud data transfers
- Using native analytics for compliance monitoring
Module 12: Third-Party and Supply Chain Risk Management - Extending Zero Trust to vendors and partners
- Assessing third-party access requirements
- Implementing isolation zones for external users
- Using time-limited access grants
- Monitoring third-party activity in real time
- Requiring compliance attestation from suppliers
- Integrating with vendor risk assessment tools
- Automating access revocation after contract end
- Securing API integrations with external systems
- Managing shared responsibility model risks
Module 13: Zero Trust for Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Environments - Architecting Zero Trust across on-prem and cloud
- Synchronising identity and policy consistently
- Managing network segmentation across domains
- Protecting data in transit between environments
- Unifying monitoring and logging pipelines
- Handling legacy application integration
- Using cloud access security brokers (CASBs)
- Deploying secure web gateways (SWG)
- Implementing zero trust network access (ZTNA)
- Ensuring consistent policy enforcement everywhere
Module 14: Stakeholder Alignment and Executive Communication - Translating technical controls into business risk terms
- Creating board-ready Zero Trust presentations
- Aligning with CIO, CTO, and CFO priorities
- Building support across legal, compliance, and audit
- Managing resistance from operations teams
- Developing change communication plans
- Using storytelling to drive adoption
- Demonstrating ROI through risk reduction metrics
- Reporting progress using executive dashboards
- Positioning Zero Trust as strategic enablement
Module 15: Governance, Risk, and Compliance Integration - Embedding Zero Trust into GRC frameworks
- Automating compliance evidence collection
- Mapping controls to regulatory requirements
- Preparing for cloud security audits
- Integrating with enterprise risk management
- Conducting periodic control validations
- Establishing Zero Trust policy ownership
- Documenting decision rationale for auditors
- Creating living compliance playbooks
- Using control automation for continuous assurance
Module 16: Zero Trust Maturity Assessment and Benchmarking - Using CISA’s Zero Trust Maturity Model
- Assessing current state across five pillars
- Identifying capability gaps and dependencies
- Benchmarking against industry peers
- Creating a maturity improvement roadmap
- Tracking progress with quantitative indicators
- Using third-party assessment tools
- Validating improvements with red team exercises
- Reporting maturity uplift to executives
- Aligning maturity goals with business strategy
Module 17: Real-World Implementation Projects - Project 1: Migrating a legacy app to Zero Trust access
- Project 2: Securing a multi-cloud data lake
- Project 3: Replacing VPN with ZTNA for remote access
- Project 4: Implementing JIT access for cloud admins
- Project 5: Enforcing data-centric controls in SaaS apps
- Project 6: Hardening CI/CD pipeline with Zero Trust
- Developing implementation timelines and resourcing plans
- Creating stakeholder engagement strategies
- Documenting lessons learned and success factors
- Presenting results in executive format
Module 18: Certification, Next Steps, and Ongoing Advancement - Preparing your final Zero Trust implementation plan
- Submitting for Certificate of Completion review
- Integrating your plan into organisational strategy
- Accessing alumni resources and community
- Exploring advanced certifications and specialisations
- Joining industry working groups and councils
- Staying updated with Zero Trust evolution
- Using your certification for career advancement
- Positioning yourself as a trusted advisor
- Leading the next phase of security transformation
- Understanding the evolution from perimeter-based security to Zero Trust
- Core principles: never trust, always verify, enforce least privilege
- Why traditional security models fail in cloud-native architectures
- Key drivers for Zero Trust adoption: compliance, breach prevention, digital transformation
- Differentiating Zero Trust architecture from marketing hype
- Common misconceptions and pitfalls in early deployments
- Mapping Zero Trust to business outcomes: resilience, agility, cost control
- The role of cloud service providers in trust boundaries
- Defining trust zones and data flow segmentation
- Integrating Zero Trust with existing IAM and governance models
Module 2: Enterprise Frameworks and Industry Standards - Comparing NIST SP 800-207, CISA guidance, and Microsoft Zero Trust model
- Analysing CSA STAR, ISO/IEC 27001, and Zero Trust alignment
- Mapping Zero Trust controls to CIS Critical Security Controls
- Integrating Zero Trust with MITRE ATT&CK framework
- Federal mandates and regulatory implications (GDPR, HIPAA, SEC)
- Adapting frameworks for private, public, and hybrid cloud
- Cross-vendor interoperability challenges and solutions
- Establishing a common language for Zero Trust across teams
- Developing executive briefing documents based on standards
- Creating audit-ready compliance evidence packages
Module 3: Identity as the New Perimeter - Designing identity-first access control strategies
- Implementing strong authentication: MFA, phishing-resistant methods, FIDO2
- Role-based vs attribute-based access control (RBAC vs ABAC)
- Dynamic policy enforcement using context: location, device, behaviour
- Integrating identity providers (IdPs) with cloud platforms
- Managing privileged access in cloud environments
- Implementing just-in-time (JIT) and just-enough-access (JEA)
- Lifecycle management: onboarding, role changes, offboarding
- Automating identity risk scoring and access reviews
- Using AI-driven anomaly detection in identity signals
Module 4: Network Segmentation and Microperimeter Design - Principles of microsegmentation in cloud networks
- Defining trust boundaries around workloads, data, and APIs
- Designing zone-to-zone communication policies
- Implementing software-defined perimeters (SDP)
- Using network virtualisation for isolation
- Mapping data flows and communication dependencies
- Creating segmentation baselines using traffic analysis
- Enforcing east-west traffic inspection and control
- Integrating with cloud-native firewalls and NSGs
- Automating policy generation from observed behaviour
Module 5: Data-Centric Zero Trust Protection - Classifying sensitive data in cloud storage and databases
- Implementing encryption: at rest, in transit, in use
- Using customer-managed keys (CMKs) vs provider-managed
- Deploying data loss prevention (DLP) policies for cloud
- Tokenisation and masking strategies for PII
- Monitoring data access patterns for anomalies
- Implementing dynamic data access policies based on context
- Securing unstructured data in object storage
- Integrating data classification with access control
- Auditing data access across multi-cloud environments
Module 6: Device Trust and Endpoint Posture Assessment - Assessing device compliance for cloud access
- Integrating endpoint detection and response (EDR) with access control
- Enforcing OS patch level, encryption, and configuration standards
- Implementing device health attestation using APIs
- Using mobile device management (MDM) and unified endpoint management
- Handling BYOD and contractor devices securely
- Automating posture checks at access time
- Designing fallback access for remediation scenarios
- Integrating with conditional access policies
- Reporting on device trust posture for audit
Module 7: Workload and Application Security in Zero Trust - Securing containers and Kubernetes clusters
- Implementing service mesh for east-west security
- Using identity for service-to-service authentication
- Enforcing API security with mTLS and OAuth scopes
- Validating workload integrity with attestation
- Implementing least privilege for cloud functions
- Protecting serverless applications from exploitation
- Using code signing and supply chain security
- Monitoring for anomalous workload behaviour
- Automating security policy enforcement in CI/CD
Module 8: Visibility, Analytics, and Threat Detection - Building a unified observability layer for Zero Trust
- Aggregating logs from identity, network, and workload sources
- Using SIEM and SOAR integration for correlation
- Creating baseline behaviour profiles for users and entities
- Deploying UEBA for insider threat detection
- Automating alert triage and response workflows
- Visualising Zero Trust posture with dashboards
- Measuring Zero Trust maturity over time
- Automating incident response playbooks
- Integrating with threat intelligence feeds
Module 9: Policy Orchestration and Automation - Centralising policy definition across domains
- Using policy engines for dynamic access decisions
- Implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for security policies
- Automating policy drift detection and correction
- Integrating with CI/CD pipelines for policy testing
- Version controlling security policies
- Using policy languages like Rego (Rego/OPIA)
- Orchestrating multi-cloud policy consistency
- Enabling self-service access request workflows
- Reporting on policy effectiveness and coverage
Module 10: Zero Trust Architecture Design and Implementation - Assessing current state architecture maturity
- Identifying high-risk areas for prioritisation
- Developing a phased Zero Trust roadmap
- Defining success metrics and KPIs
- Building executive support with risk-based business cases
- Securing funding for implementation phases
- Creating a cross-functional implementation team
- Integrating with change management processes
- Planning for minimal business disruption
- Designing rollback and failover procedures
Module 11: Cloud Provider-Specific Zero Trust Implementation - AWS: IAM, AWS Organizations, Control Tower, RAM, SCPs
- Azure: Azure AD, Conditional Access, PIM, Microsoft Entra ID
- GCP: Cloud Identity, IAM, VPC Service Controls, Security Command Center
- Configuring provider-native Zero Trust services
- Mapping common patterns across providers
- Selecting multi-cloud management tools
- Handling identity federation across clouds
- Protecting cloud management consoles
- Securing cross-cloud data transfers
- Using native analytics for compliance monitoring
Module 12: Third-Party and Supply Chain Risk Management - Extending Zero Trust to vendors and partners
- Assessing third-party access requirements
- Implementing isolation zones for external users
- Using time-limited access grants
- Monitoring third-party activity in real time
- Requiring compliance attestation from suppliers
- Integrating with vendor risk assessment tools
- Automating access revocation after contract end
- Securing API integrations with external systems
- Managing shared responsibility model risks
Module 13: Zero Trust for Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Environments - Architecting Zero Trust across on-prem and cloud
- Synchronising identity and policy consistently
- Managing network segmentation across domains
- Protecting data in transit between environments
- Unifying monitoring and logging pipelines
- Handling legacy application integration
- Using cloud access security brokers (CASBs)
- Deploying secure web gateways (SWG)
- Implementing zero trust network access (ZTNA)
- Ensuring consistent policy enforcement everywhere
Module 14: Stakeholder Alignment and Executive Communication - Translating technical controls into business risk terms
- Creating board-ready Zero Trust presentations
- Aligning with CIO, CTO, and CFO priorities
- Building support across legal, compliance, and audit
- Managing resistance from operations teams
- Developing change communication plans
- Using storytelling to drive adoption
- Demonstrating ROI through risk reduction metrics
- Reporting progress using executive dashboards
- Positioning Zero Trust as strategic enablement
Module 15: Governance, Risk, and Compliance Integration - Embedding Zero Trust into GRC frameworks
- Automating compliance evidence collection
- Mapping controls to regulatory requirements
- Preparing for cloud security audits
- Integrating with enterprise risk management
- Conducting periodic control validations
- Establishing Zero Trust policy ownership
- Documenting decision rationale for auditors
- Creating living compliance playbooks
- Using control automation for continuous assurance
Module 16: Zero Trust Maturity Assessment and Benchmarking - Using CISA’s Zero Trust Maturity Model
- Assessing current state across five pillars
- Identifying capability gaps and dependencies
- Benchmarking against industry peers
- Creating a maturity improvement roadmap
- Tracking progress with quantitative indicators
- Using third-party assessment tools
- Validating improvements with red team exercises
- Reporting maturity uplift to executives
- Aligning maturity goals with business strategy
Module 17: Real-World Implementation Projects - Project 1: Migrating a legacy app to Zero Trust access
- Project 2: Securing a multi-cloud data lake
- Project 3: Replacing VPN with ZTNA for remote access
- Project 4: Implementing JIT access for cloud admins
- Project 5: Enforcing data-centric controls in SaaS apps
- Project 6: Hardening CI/CD pipeline with Zero Trust
- Developing implementation timelines and resourcing plans
- Creating stakeholder engagement strategies
- Documenting lessons learned and success factors
- Presenting results in executive format
Module 18: Certification, Next Steps, and Ongoing Advancement - Preparing your final Zero Trust implementation plan
- Submitting for Certificate of Completion review
- Integrating your plan into organisational strategy
- Accessing alumni resources and community
- Exploring advanced certifications and specialisations
- Joining industry working groups and councils
- Staying updated with Zero Trust evolution
- Using your certification for career advancement
- Positioning yourself as a trusted advisor
- Leading the next phase of security transformation
- Designing identity-first access control strategies
- Implementing strong authentication: MFA, phishing-resistant methods, FIDO2
- Role-based vs attribute-based access control (RBAC vs ABAC)
- Dynamic policy enforcement using context: location, device, behaviour
- Integrating identity providers (IdPs) with cloud platforms
- Managing privileged access in cloud environments
- Implementing just-in-time (JIT) and just-enough-access (JEA)
- Lifecycle management: onboarding, role changes, offboarding
- Automating identity risk scoring and access reviews
- Using AI-driven anomaly detection in identity signals
Module 4: Network Segmentation and Microperimeter Design - Principles of microsegmentation in cloud networks
- Defining trust boundaries around workloads, data, and APIs
- Designing zone-to-zone communication policies
- Implementing software-defined perimeters (SDP)
- Using network virtualisation for isolation
- Mapping data flows and communication dependencies
- Creating segmentation baselines using traffic analysis
- Enforcing east-west traffic inspection and control
- Integrating with cloud-native firewalls and NSGs
- Automating policy generation from observed behaviour
Module 5: Data-Centric Zero Trust Protection - Classifying sensitive data in cloud storage and databases
- Implementing encryption: at rest, in transit, in use
- Using customer-managed keys (CMKs) vs provider-managed
- Deploying data loss prevention (DLP) policies for cloud
- Tokenisation and masking strategies for PII
- Monitoring data access patterns for anomalies
- Implementing dynamic data access policies based on context
- Securing unstructured data in object storage
- Integrating data classification with access control
- Auditing data access across multi-cloud environments
Module 6: Device Trust and Endpoint Posture Assessment - Assessing device compliance for cloud access
- Integrating endpoint detection and response (EDR) with access control
- Enforcing OS patch level, encryption, and configuration standards
- Implementing device health attestation using APIs
- Using mobile device management (MDM) and unified endpoint management
- Handling BYOD and contractor devices securely
- Automating posture checks at access time
- Designing fallback access for remediation scenarios
- Integrating with conditional access policies
- Reporting on device trust posture for audit
Module 7: Workload and Application Security in Zero Trust - Securing containers and Kubernetes clusters
- Implementing service mesh for east-west security
- Using identity for service-to-service authentication
- Enforcing API security with mTLS and OAuth scopes
- Validating workload integrity with attestation
- Implementing least privilege for cloud functions
- Protecting serverless applications from exploitation
- Using code signing and supply chain security
- Monitoring for anomalous workload behaviour
- Automating security policy enforcement in CI/CD
Module 8: Visibility, Analytics, and Threat Detection - Building a unified observability layer for Zero Trust
- Aggregating logs from identity, network, and workload sources
- Using SIEM and SOAR integration for correlation
- Creating baseline behaviour profiles for users and entities
- Deploying UEBA for insider threat detection
- Automating alert triage and response workflows
- Visualising Zero Trust posture with dashboards
- Measuring Zero Trust maturity over time
- Automating incident response playbooks
- Integrating with threat intelligence feeds
Module 9: Policy Orchestration and Automation - Centralising policy definition across domains
- Using policy engines for dynamic access decisions
- Implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for security policies
- Automating policy drift detection and correction
- Integrating with CI/CD pipelines for policy testing
- Version controlling security policies
- Using policy languages like Rego (Rego/OPIA)
- Orchestrating multi-cloud policy consistency
- Enabling self-service access request workflows
- Reporting on policy effectiveness and coverage
Module 10: Zero Trust Architecture Design and Implementation - Assessing current state architecture maturity
- Identifying high-risk areas for prioritisation
- Developing a phased Zero Trust roadmap
- Defining success metrics and KPIs
- Building executive support with risk-based business cases
- Securing funding for implementation phases
- Creating a cross-functional implementation team
- Integrating with change management processes
- Planning for minimal business disruption
- Designing rollback and failover procedures
Module 11: Cloud Provider-Specific Zero Trust Implementation - AWS: IAM, AWS Organizations, Control Tower, RAM, SCPs
- Azure: Azure AD, Conditional Access, PIM, Microsoft Entra ID
- GCP: Cloud Identity, IAM, VPC Service Controls, Security Command Center
- Configuring provider-native Zero Trust services
- Mapping common patterns across providers
- Selecting multi-cloud management tools
- Handling identity federation across clouds
- Protecting cloud management consoles
- Securing cross-cloud data transfers
- Using native analytics for compliance monitoring
Module 12: Third-Party and Supply Chain Risk Management - Extending Zero Trust to vendors and partners
- Assessing third-party access requirements
- Implementing isolation zones for external users
- Using time-limited access grants
- Monitoring third-party activity in real time
- Requiring compliance attestation from suppliers
- Integrating with vendor risk assessment tools
- Automating access revocation after contract end
- Securing API integrations with external systems
- Managing shared responsibility model risks
Module 13: Zero Trust for Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Environments - Architecting Zero Trust across on-prem and cloud
- Synchronising identity and policy consistently
- Managing network segmentation across domains
- Protecting data in transit between environments
- Unifying monitoring and logging pipelines
- Handling legacy application integration
- Using cloud access security brokers (CASBs)
- Deploying secure web gateways (SWG)
- Implementing zero trust network access (ZTNA)
- Ensuring consistent policy enforcement everywhere
Module 14: Stakeholder Alignment and Executive Communication - Translating technical controls into business risk terms
- Creating board-ready Zero Trust presentations
- Aligning with CIO, CTO, and CFO priorities
- Building support across legal, compliance, and audit
- Managing resistance from operations teams
- Developing change communication plans
- Using storytelling to drive adoption
- Demonstrating ROI through risk reduction metrics
- Reporting progress using executive dashboards
- Positioning Zero Trust as strategic enablement
Module 15: Governance, Risk, and Compliance Integration - Embedding Zero Trust into GRC frameworks
- Automating compliance evidence collection
- Mapping controls to regulatory requirements
- Preparing for cloud security audits
- Integrating with enterprise risk management
- Conducting periodic control validations
- Establishing Zero Trust policy ownership
- Documenting decision rationale for auditors
- Creating living compliance playbooks
- Using control automation for continuous assurance
Module 16: Zero Trust Maturity Assessment and Benchmarking - Using CISA’s Zero Trust Maturity Model
- Assessing current state across five pillars
- Identifying capability gaps and dependencies
- Benchmarking against industry peers
- Creating a maturity improvement roadmap
- Tracking progress with quantitative indicators
- Using third-party assessment tools
- Validating improvements with red team exercises
- Reporting maturity uplift to executives
- Aligning maturity goals with business strategy
Module 17: Real-World Implementation Projects - Project 1: Migrating a legacy app to Zero Trust access
- Project 2: Securing a multi-cloud data lake
- Project 3: Replacing VPN with ZTNA for remote access
- Project 4: Implementing JIT access for cloud admins
- Project 5: Enforcing data-centric controls in SaaS apps
- Project 6: Hardening CI/CD pipeline with Zero Trust
- Developing implementation timelines and resourcing plans
- Creating stakeholder engagement strategies
- Documenting lessons learned and success factors
- Presenting results in executive format
Module 18: Certification, Next Steps, and Ongoing Advancement - Preparing your final Zero Trust implementation plan
- Submitting for Certificate of Completion review
- Integrating your plan into organisational strategy
- Accessing alumni resources and community
- Exploring advanced certifications and specialisations
- Joining industry working groups and councils
- Staying updated with Zero Trust evolution
- Using your certification for career advancement
- Positioning yourself as a trusted advisor
- Leading the next phase of security transformation
- Classifying sensitive data in cloud storage and databases
- Implementing encryption: at rest, in transit, in use
- Using customer-managed keys (CMKs) vs provider-managed
- Deploying data loss prevention (DLP) policies for cloud
- Tokenisation and masking strategies for PII
- Monitoring data access patterns for anomalies
- Implementing dynamic data access policies based on context
- Securing unstructured data in object storage
- Integrating data classification with access control
- Auditing data access across multi-cloud environments
Module 6: Device Trust and Endpoint Posture Assessment - Assessing device compliance for cloud access
- Integrating endpoint detection and response (EDR) with access control
- Enforcing OS patch level, encryption, and configuration standards
- Implementing device health attestation using APIs
- Using mobile device management (MDM) and unified endpoint management
- Handling BYOD and contractor devices securely
- Automating posture checks at access time
- Designing fallback access for remediation scenarios
- Integrating with conditional access policies
- Reporting on device trust posture for audit
Module 7: Workload and Application Security in Zero Trust - Securing containers and Kubernetes clusters
- Implementing service mesh for east-west security
- Using identity for service-to-service authentication
- Enforcing API security with mTLS and OAuth scopes
- Validating workload integrity with attestation
- Implementing least privilege for cloud functions
- Protecting serverless applications from exploitation
- Using code signing and supply chain security
- Monitoring for anomalous workload behaviour
- Automating security policy enforcement in CI/CD
Module 8: Visibility, Analytics, and Threat Detection - Building a unified observability layer for Zero Trust
- Aggregating logs from identity, network, and workload sources
- Using SIEM and SOAR integration for correlation
- Creating baseline behaviour profiles for users and entities
- Deploying UEBA for insider threat detection
- Automating alert triage and response workflows
- Visualising Zero Trust posture with dashboards
- Measuring Zero Trust maturity over time
- Automating incident response playbooks
- Integrating with threat intelligence feeds
Module 9: Policy Orchestration and Automation - Centralising policy definition across domains
- Using policy engines for dynamic access decisions
- Implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for security policies
- Automating policy drift detection and correction
- Integrating with CI/CD pipelines for policy testing
- Version controlling security policies
- Using policy languages like Rego (Rego/OPIA)
- Orchestrating multi-cloud policy consistency
- Enabling self-service access request workflows
- Reporting on policy effectiveness and coverage
Module 10: Zero Trust Architecture Design and Implementation - Assessing current state architecture maturity
- Identifying high-risk areas for prioritisation
- Developing a phased Zero Trust roadmap
- Defining success metrics and KPIs
- Building executive support with risk-based business cases
- Securing funding for implementation phases
- Creating a cross-functional implementation team
- Integrating with change management processes
- Planning for minimal business disruption
- Designing rollback and failover procedures
Module 11: Cloud Provider-Specific Zero Trust Implementation - AWS: IAM, AWS Organizations, Control Tower, RAM, SCPs
- Azure: Azure AD, Conditional Access, PIM, Microsoft Entra ID
- GCP: Cloud Identity, IAM, VPC Service Controls, Security Command Center
- Configuring provider-native Zero Trust services
- Mapping common patterns across providers
- Selecting multi-cloud management tools
- Handling identity federation across clouds
- Protecting cloud management consoles
- Securing cross-cloud data transfers
- Using native analytics for compliance monitoring
Module 12: Third-Party and Supply Chain Risk Management - Extending Zero Trust to vendors and partners
- Assessing third-party access requirements
- Implementing isolation zones for external users
- Using time-limited access grants
- Monitoring third-party activity in real time
- Requiring compliance attestation from suppliers
- Integrating with vendor risk assessment tools
- Automating access revocation after contract end
- Securing API integrations with external systems
- Managing shared responsibility model risks
Module 13: Zero Trust for Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Environments - Architecting Zero Trust across on-prem and cloud
- Synchronising identity and policy consistently
- Managing network segmentation across domains
- Protecting data in transit between environments
- Unifying monitoring and logging pipelines
- Handling legacy application integration
- Using cloud access security brokers (CASBs)
- Deploying secure web gateways (SWG)
- Implementing zero trust network access (ZTNA)
- Ensuring consistent policy enforcement everywhere
Module 14: Stakeholder Alignment and Executive Communication - Translating technical controls into business risk terms
- Creating board-ready Zero Trust presentations
- Aligning with CIO, CTO, and CFO priorities
- Building support across legal, compliance, and audit
- Managing resistance from operations teams
- Developing change communication plans
- Using storytelling to drive adoption
- Demonstrating ROI through risk reduction metrics
- Reporting progress using executive dashboards
- Positioning Zero Trust as strategic enablement
Module 15: Governance, Risk, and Compliance Integration - Embedding Zero Trust into GRC frameworks
- Automating compliance evidence collection
- Mapping controls to regulatory requirements
- Preparing for cloud security audits
- Integrating with enterprise risk management
- Conducting periodic control validations
- Establishing Zero Trust policy ownership
- Documenting decision rationale for auditors
- Creating living compliance playbooks
- Using control automation for continuous assurance
Module 16: Zero Trust Maturity Assessment and Benchmarking - Using CISA’s Zero Trust Maturity Model
- Assessing current state across five pillars
- Identifying capability gaps and dependencies
- Benchmarking against industry peers
- Creating a maturity improvement roadmap
- Tracking progress with quantitative indicators
- Using third-party assessment tools
- Validating improvements with red team exercises
- Reporting maturity uplift to executives
- Aligning maturity goals with business strategy
Module 17: Real-World Implementation Projects - Project 1: Migrating a legacy app to Zero Trust access
- Project 2: Securing a multi-cloud data lake
- Project 3: Replacing VPN with ZTNA for remote access
- Project 4: Implementing JIT access for cloud admins
- Project 5: Enforcing data-centric controls in SaaS apps
- Project 6: Hardening CI/CD pipeline with Zero Trust
- Developing implementation timelines and resourcing plans
- Creating stakeholder engagement strategies
- Documenting lessons learned and success factors
- Presenting results in executive format
Module 18: Certification, Next Steps, and Ongoing Advancement - Preparing your final Zero Trust implementation plan
- Submitting for Certificate of Completion review
- Integrating your plan into organisational strategy
- Accessing alumni resources and community
- Exploring advanced certifications and specialisations
- Joining industry working groups and councils
- Staying updated with Zero Trust evolution
- Using your certification for career advancement
- Positioning yourself as a trusted advisor
- Leading the next phase of security transformation
- Securing containers and Kubernetes clusters
- Implementing service mesh for east-west security
- Using identity for service-to-service authentication
- Enforcing API security with mTLS and OAuth scopes
- Validating workload integrity with attestation
- Implementing least privilege for cloud functions
- Protecting serverless applications from exploitation
- Using code signing and supply chain security
- Monitoring for anomalous workload behaviour
- Automating security policy enforcement in CI/CD
Module 8: Visibility, Analytics, and Threat Detection - Building a unified observability layer for Zero Trust
- Aggregating logs from identity, network, and workload sources
- Using SIEM and SOAR integration for correlation
- Creating baseline behaviour profiles for users and entities
- Deploying UEBA for insider threat detection
- Automating alert triage and response workflows
- Visualising Zero Trust posture with dashboards
- Measuring Zero Trust maturity over time
- Automating incident response playbooks
- Integrating with threat intelligence feeds
Module 9: Policy Orchestration and Automation - Centralising policy definition across domains
- Using policy engines for dynamic access decisions
- Implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for security policies
- Automating policy drift detection and correction
- Integrating with CI/CD pipelines for policy testing
- Version controlling security policies
- Using policy languages like Rego (Rego/OPIA)
- Orchestrating multi-cloud policy consistency
- Enabling self-service access request workflows
- Reporting on policy effectiveness and coverage
Module 10: Zero Trust Architecture Design and Implementation - Assessing current state architecture maturity
- Identifying high-risk areas for prioritisation
- Developing a phased Zero Trust roadmap
- Defining success metrics and KPIs
- Building executive support with risk-based business cases
- Securing funding for implementation phases
- Creating a cross-functional implementation team
- Integrating with change management processes
- Planning for minimal business disruption
- Designing rollback and failover procedures
Module 11: Cloud Provider-Specific Zero Trust Implementation - AWS: IAM, AWS Organizations, Control Tower, RAM, SCPs
- Azure: Azure AD, Conditional Access, PIM, Microsoft Entra ID
- GCP: Cloud Identity, IAM, VPC Service Controls, Security Command Center
- Configuring provider-native Zero Trust services
- Mapping common patterns across providers
- Selecting multi-cloud management tools
- Handling identity federation across clouds
- Protecting cloud management consoles
- Securing cross-cloud data transfers
- Using native analytics for compliance monitoring
Module 12: Third-Party and Supply Chain Risk Management - Extending Zero Trust to vendors and partners
- Assessing third-party access requirements
- Implementing isolation zones for external users
- Using time-limited access grants
- Monitoring third-party activity in real time
- Requiring compliance attestation from suppliers
- Integrating with vendor risk assessment tools
- Automating access revocation after contract end
- Securing API integrations with external systems
- Managing shared responsibility model risks
Module 13: Zero Trust for Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Environments - Architecting Zero Trust across on-prem and cloud
- Synchronising identity and policy consistently
- Managing network segmentation across domains
- Protecting data in transit between environments
- Unifying monitoring and logging pipelines
- Handling legacy application integration
- Using cloud access security brokers (CASBs)
- Deploying secure web gateways (SWG)
- Implementing zero trust network access (ZTNA)
- Ensuring consistent policy enforcement everywhere
Module 14: Stakeholder Alignment and Executive Communication - Translating technical controls into business risk terms
- Creating board-ready Zero Trust presentations
- Aligning with CIO, CTO, and CFO priorities
- Building support across legal, compliance, and audit
- Managing resistance from operations teams
- Developing change communication plans
- Using storytelling to drive adoption
- Demonstrating ROI through risk reduction metrics
- Reporting progress using executive dashboards
- Positioning Zero Trust as strategic enablement
Module 15: Governance, Risk, and Compliance Integration - Embedding Zero Trust into GRC frameworks
- Automating compliance evidence collection
- Mapping controls to regulatory requirements
- Preparing for cloud security audits
- Integrating with enterprise risk management
- Conducting periodic control validations
- Establishing Zero Trust policy ownership
- Documenting decision rationale for auditors
- Creating living compliance playbooks
- Using control automation for continuous assurance
Module 16: Zero Trust Maturity Assessment and Benchmarking - Using CISA’s Zero Trust Maturity Model
- Assessing current state across five pillars
- Identifying capability gaps and dependencies
- Benchmarking against industry peers
- Creating a maturity improvement roadmap
- Tracking progress with quantitative indicators
- Using third-party assessment tools
- Validating improvements with red team exercises
- Reporting maturity uplift to executives
- Aligning maturity goals with business strategy
Module 17: Real-World Implementation Projects - Project 1: Migrating a legacy app to Zero Trust access
- Project 2: Securing a multi-cloud data lake
- Project 3: Replacing VPN with ZTNA for remote access
- Project 4: Implementing JIT access for cloud admins
- Project 5: Enforcing data-centric controls in SaaS apps
- Project 6: Hardening CI/CD pipeline with Zero Trust
- Developing implementation timelines and resourcing plans
- Creating stakeholder engagement strategies
- Documenting lessons learned and success factors
- Presenting results in executive format
Module 18: Certification, Next Steps, and Ongoing Advancement - Preparing your final Zero Trust implementation plan
- Submitting for Certificate of Completion review
- Integrating your plan into organisational strategy
- Accessing alumni resources and community
- Exploring advanced certifications and specialisations
- Joining industry working groups and councils
- Staying updated with Zero Trust evolution
- Using your certification for career advancement
- Positioning yourself as a trusted advisor
- Leading the next phase of security transformation
- Centralising policy definition across domains
- Using policy engines for dynamic access decisions
- Implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for security policies
- Automating policy drift detection and correction
- Integrating with CI/CD pipelines for policy testing
- Version controlling security policies
- Using policy languages like Rego (Rego/OPIA)
- Orchestrating multi-cloud policy consistency
- Enabling self-service access request workflows
- Reporting on policy effectiveness and coverage
Module 10: Zero Trust Architecture Design and Implementation - Assessing current state architecture maturity
- Identifying high-risk areas for prioritisation
- Developing a phased Zero Trust roadmap
- Defining success metrics and KPIs
- Building executive support with risk-based business cases
- Securing funding for implementation phases
- Creating a cross-functional implementation team
- Integrating with change management processes
- Planning for minimal business disruption
- Designing rollback and failover procedures
Module 11: Cloud Provider-Specific Zero Trust Implementation - AWS: IAM, AWS Organizations, Control Tower, RAM, SCPs
- Azure: Azure AD, Conditional Access, PIM, Microsoft Entra ID
- GCP: Cloud Identity, IAM, VPC Service Controls, Security Command Center
- Configuring provider-native Zero Trust services
- Mapping common patterns across providers
- Selecting multi-cloud management tools
- Handling identity federation across clouds
- Protecting cloud management consoles
- Securing cross-cloud data transfers
- Using native analytics for compliance monitoring
Module 12: Third-Party and Supply Chain Risk Management - Extending Zero Trust to vendors and partners
- Assessing third-party access requirements
- Implementing isolation zones for external users
- Using time-limited access grants
- Monitoring third-party activity in real time
- Requiring compliance attestation from suppliers
- Integrating with vendor risk assessment tools
- Automating access revocation after contract end
- Securing API integrations with external systems
- Managing shared responsibility model risks
Module 13: Zero Trust for Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Environments - Architecting Zero Trust across on-prem and cloud
- Synchronising identity and policy consistently
- Managing network segmentation across domains
- Protecting data in transit between environments
- Unifying monitoring and logging pipelines
- Handling legacy application integration
- Using cloud access security brokers (CASBs)
- Deploying secure web gateways (SWG)
- Implementing zero trust network access (ZTNA)
- Ensuring consistent policy enforcement everywhere
Module 14: Stakeholder Alignment and Executive Communication - Translating technical controls into business risk terms
- Creating board-ready Zero Trust presentations
- Aligning with CIO, CTO, and CFO priorities
- Building support across legal, compliance, and audit
- Managing resistance from operations teams
- Developing change communication plans
- Using storytelling to drive adoption
- Demonstrating ROI through risk reduction metrics
- Reporting progress using executive dashboards
- Positioning Zero Trust as strategic enablement
Module 15: Governance, Risk, and Compliance Integration - Embedding Zero Trust into GRC frameworks
- Automating compliance evidence collection
- Mapping controls to regulatory requirements
- Preparing for cloud security audits
- Integrating with enterprise risk management
- Conducting periodic control validations
- Establishing Zero Trust policy ownership
- Documenting decision rationale for auditors
- Creating living compliance playbooks
- Using control automation for continuous assurance
Module 16: Zero Trust Maturity Assessment and Benchmarking - Using CISA’s Zero Trust Maturity Model
- Assessing current state across five pillars
- Identifying capability gaps and dependencies
- Benchmarking against industry peers
- Creating a maturity improvement roadmap
- Tracking progress with quantitative indicators
- Using third-party assessment tools
- Validating improvements with red team exercises
- Reporting maturity uplift to executives
- Aligning maturity goals with business strategy
Module 17: Real-World Implementation Projects - Project 1: Migrating a legacy app to Zero Trust access
- Project 2: Securing a multi-cloud data lake
- Project 3: Replacing VPN with ZTNA for remote access
- Project 4: Implementing JIT access for cloud admins
- Project 5: Enforcing data-centric controls in SaaS apps
- Project 6: Hardening CI/CD pipeline with Zero Trust
- Developing implementation timelines and resourcing plans
- Creating stakeholder engagement strategies
- Documenting lessons learned and success factors
- Presenting results in executive format
Module 18: Certification, Next Steps, and Ongoing Advancement - Preparing your final Zero Trust implementation plan
- Submitting for Certificate of Completion review
- Integrating your plan into organisational strategy
- Accessing alumni resources and community
- Exploring advanced certifications and specialisations
- Joining industry working groups and councils
- Staying updated with Zero Trust evolution
- Using your certification for career advancement
- Positioning yourself as a trusted advisor
- Leading the next phase of security transformation
- AWS: IAM, AWS Organizations, Control Tower, RAM, SCPs
- Azure: Azure AD, Conditional Access, PIM, Microsoft Entra ID
- GCP: Cloud Identity, IAM, VPC Service Controls, Security Command Center
- Configuring provider-native Zero Trust services
- Mapping common patterns across providers
- Selecting multi-cloud management tools
- Handling identity federation across clouds
- Protecting cloud management consoles
- Securing cross-cloud data transfers
- Using native analytics for compliance monitoring
Module 12: Third-Party and Supply Chain Risk Management - Extending Zero Trust to vendors and partners
- Assessing third-party access requirements
- Implementing isolation zones for external users
- Using time-limited access grants
- Monitoring third-party activity in real time
- Requiring compliance attestation from suppliers
- Integrating with vendor risk assessment tools
- Automating access revocation after contract end
- Securing API integrations with external systems
- Managing shared responsibility model risks
Module 13: Zero Trust for Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Environments - Architecting Zero Trust across on-prem and cloud
- Synchronising identity and policy consistently
- Managing network segmentation across domains
- Protecting data in transit between environments
- Unifying monitoring and logging pipelines
- Handling legacy application integration
- Using cloud access security brokers (CASBs)
- Deploying secure web gateways (SWG)
- Implementing zero trust network access (ZTNA)
- Ensuring consistent policy enforcement everywhere
Module 14: Stakeholder Alignment and Executive Communication - Translating technical controls into business risk terms
- Creating board-ready Zero Trust presentations
- Aligning with CIO, CTO, and CFO priorities
- Building support across legal, compliance, and audit
- Managing resistance from operations teams
- Developing change communication plans
- Using storytelling to drive adoption
- Demonstrating ROI through risk reduction metrics
- Reporting progress using executive dashboards
- Positioning Zero Trust as strategic enablement
Module 15: Governance, Risk, and Compliance Integration - Embedding Zero Trust into GRC frameworks
- Automating compliance evidence collection
- Mapping controls to regulatory requirements
- Preparing for cloud security audits
- Integrating with enterprise risk management
- Conducting periodic control validations
- Establishing Zero Trust policy ownership
- Documenting decision rationale for auditors
- Creating living compliance playbooks
- Using control automation for continuous assurance
Module 16: Zero Trust Maturity Assessment and Benchmarking - Using CISA’s Zero Trust Maturity Model
- Assessing current state across five pillars
- Identifying capability gaps and dependencies
- Benchmarking against industry peers
- Creating a maturity improvement roadmap
- Tracking progress with quantitative indicators
- Using third-party assessment tools
- Validating improvements with red team exercises
- Reporting maturity uplift to executives
- Aligning maturity goals with business strategy
Module 17: Real-World Implementation Projects - Project 1: Migrating a legacy app to Zero Trust access
- Project 2: Securing a multi-cloud data lake
- Project 3: Replacing VPN with ZTNA for remote access
- Project 4: Implementing JIT access for cloud admins
- Project 5: Enforcing data-centric controls in SaaS apps
- Project 6: Hardening CI/CD pipeline with Zero Trust
- Developing implementation timelines and resourcing plans
- Creating stakeholder engagement strategies
- Documenting lessons learned and success factors
- Presenting results in executive format
Module 18: Certification, Next Steps, and Ongoing Advancement - Preparing your final Zero Trust implementation plan
- Submitting for Certificate of Completion review
- Integrating your plan into organisational strategy
- Accessing alumni resources and community
- Exploring advanced certifications and specialisations
- Joining industry working groups and councils
- Staying updated with Zero Trust evolution
- Using your certification for career advancement
- Positioning yourself as a trusted advisor
- Leading the next phase of security transformation
- Architecting Zero Trust across on-prem and cloud
- Synchronising identity and policy consistently
- Managing network segmentation across domains
- Protecting data in transit between environments
- Unifying monitoring and logging pipelines
- Handling legacy application integration
- Using cloud access security brokers (CASBs)
- Deploying secure web gateways (SWG)
- Implementing zero trust network access (ZTNA)
- Ensuring consistent policy enforcement everywhere
Module 14: Stakeholder Alignment and Executive Communication - Translating technical controls into business risk terms
- Creating board-ready Zero Trust presentations
- Aligning with CIO, CTO, and CFO priorities
- Building support across legal, compliance, and audit
- Managing resistance from operations teams
- Developing change communication plans
- Using storytelling to drive adoption
- Demonstrating ROI through risk reduction metrics
- Reporting progress using executive dashboards
- Positioning Zero Trust as strategic enablement
Module 15: Governance, Risk, and Compliance Integration - Embedding Zero Trust into GRC frameworks
- Automating compliance evidence collection
- Mapping controls to regulatory requirements
- Preparing for cloud security audits
- Integrating with enterprise risk management
- Conducting periodic control validations
- Establishing Zero Trust policy ownership
- Documenting decision rationale for auditors
- Creating living compliance playbooks
- Using control automation for continuous assurance
Module 16: Zero Trust Maturity Assessment and Benchmarking - Using CISA’s Zero Trust Maturity Model
- Assessing current state across five pillars
- Identifying capability gaps and dependencies
- Benchmarking against industry peers
- Creating a maturity improvement roadmap
- Tracking progress with quantitative indicators
- Using third-party assessment tools
- Validating improvements with red team exercises
- Reporting maturity uplift to executives
- Aligning maturity goals with business strategy
Module 17: Real-World Implementation Projects - Project 1: Migrating a legacy app to Zero Trust access
- Project 2: Securing a multi-cloud data lake
- Project 3: Replacing VPN with ZTNA for remote access
- Project 4: Implementing JIT access for cloud admins
- Project 5: Enforcing data-centric controls in SaaS apps
- Project 6: Hardening CI/CD pipeline with Zero Trust
- Developing implementation timelines and resourcing plans
- Creating stakeholder engagement strategies
- Documenting lessons learned and success factors
- Presenting results in executive format
Module 18: Certification, Next Steps, and Ongoing Advancement - Preparing your final Zero Trust implementation plan
- Submitting for Certificate of Completion review
- Integrating your plan into organisational strategy
- Accessing alumni resources and community
- Exploring advanced certifications and specialisations
- Joining industry working groups and councils
- Staying updated with Zero Trust evolution
- Using your certification for career advancement
- Positioning yourself as a trusted advisor
- Leading the next phase of security transformation
- Embedding Zero Trust into GRC frameworks
- Automating compliance evidence collection
- Mapping controls to regulatory requirements
- Preparing for cloud security audits
- Integrating with enterprise risk management
- Conducting periodic control validations
- Establishing Zero Trust policy ownership
- Documenting decision rationale for auditors
- Creating living compliance playbooks
- Using control automation for continuous assurance
Module 16: Zero Trust Maturity Assessment and Benchmarking - Using CISA’s Zero Trust Maturity Model
- Assessing current state across five pillars
- Identifying capability gaps and dependencies
- Benchmarking against industry peers
- Creating a maturity improvement roadmap
- Tracking progress with quantitative indicators
- Using third-party assessment tools
- Validating improvements with red team exercises
- Reporting maturity uplift to executives
- Aligning maturity goals with business strategy
Module 17: Real-World Implementation Projects - Project 1: Migrating a legacy app to Zero Trust access
- Project 2: Securing a multi-cloud data lake
- Project 3: Replacing VPN with ZTNA for remote access
- Project 4: Implementing JIT access for cloud admins
- Project 5: Enforcing data-centric controls in SaaS apps
- Project 6: Hardening CI/CD pipeline with Zero Trust
- Developing implementation timelines and resourcing plans
- Creating stakeholder engagement strategies
- Documenting lessons learned and success factors
- Presenting results in executive format
Module 18: Certification, Next Steps, and Ongoing Advancement - Preparing your final Zero Trust implementation plan
- Submitting for Certificate of Completion review
- Integrating your plan into organisational strategy
- Accessing alumni resources and community
- Exploring advanced certifications and specialisations
- Joining industry working groups and councils
- Staying updated with Zero Trust evolution
- Using your certification for career advancement
- Positioning yourself as a trusted advisor
- Leading the next phase of security transformation
- Project 1: Migrating a legacy app to Zero Trust access
- Project 2: Securing a multi-cloud data lake
- Project 3: Replacing VPN with ZTNA for remote access
- Project 4: Implementing JIT access for cloud admins
- Project 5: Enforcing data-centric controls in SaaS apps
- Project 6: Hardening CI/CD pipeline with Zero Trust
- Developing implementation timelines and resourcing plans
- Creating stakeholder engagement strategies
- Documenting lessons learned and success factors
- Presenting results in executive format