'Zero Trust': A Strategy for Success

'Zero Trust': A Strategy for Success

Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Fraud Risk Management , Governance & Risk Management

Panel Provides Tips on Creating a Frictionless Experience for Remote Workers Geetha Nandikotkur (AsiaSecEditor) • August 7, 2020    
From Left: Anthony Bargar, Gautam Aggarwal and Manoj Tewari

An effective "zero trust" strategy requires creating a frictionless experience for the remote workforce, according to a panel of security experts. Essential elements include multifactor authentication, continuous monitoring, an effective risk management program, and improved identity and access control mechanisms, the panel says.


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"To enable a frictionless environment for the remote workforce with 'zero trust,' the right authentication strategy, identity-powered security and a multi-layered security approach is essential," Gautam Aggarwal, senior vice president and Singapore-based regional CTO for Mastercard, said in the panel that was presented at Information Security Media Group's recent Cybersecurity Virtual Summit, Southeast Asia.


"As part of the 'zero trust' strategy, we looked at improving access the control mechanism for the users by preparing a threat modeling and risk management program to extend it to the remote users in identifying their end-point computing devices," said Singapore-based Manoj Tewari, senior director, information security and compliance, at International SOS, medical and security services organization.


Anthony Bargar, former deputy CISO at the U.S. Department of D ..

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