Outline of the workshop

1. Introduction to the Zero Trust Security Framework

• Attack patterns, attack vectors, and the impact of cyberattacks

• Weaknesses of traditional perimeter-based security approaches and the need for change

• Zero Trust: The new paradigm in cybersecurity and its background

• Introduction to the concept of perimeterless security and its impact on modern IT infrastructures

• Overview of the zero trust security framework and its core principles

• How zero trust responds to current attacks, threats, and vulnerabilities

2. Strategies and roadmap for zero trust transformation

• Developing a zero trust strategy and zero trust security concept

• Step-by-step creation of a concrete zero trust roadmap

• Continuous adaptation of the security strategy to withstand changing threats

• Implementation of zero trust as a long-term, ongoing process

3. Translating the zero trust strategy into concrete measures

• Challenges and stumbling blocks on the path to zero trust implementation and how to overcome them

• Best practices for introducing zero trust in hybrid and cloud-based environments

• Identity and access management, network segmentation, endpoint protection, and continuous monitoring

• Simulation exercises with concrete cyberattacks: worst-case and best-case scenarios with concrete measures to prevent and contain cyberattacks