Transitioning to modern access architecture with Zero Trust should be on every organization’s priority list.   Let us help you move to a modern and more holistic system of verification to manage enterprise security and to combat threats differently.

TechBento has adopted a modern approach to security called “Zero Trust,” which is based on the principle: never trust, always verify. This security approach protects our company and our customers by managing and granting access based on the continual verification of identities, devices and services.

Although transitioning to Zero Trust is a multifaceted journey that can span many years, the architecture powerfully addresses the security challenges that modern companies face. Bento Holdings knew that implementing Zero Trust would result in a notable shift in the way users access the corporate environment at TechBento, so we created a layered approach to securing both corporate and customer data.  Our multistep implementation strategy is centered on strong user identity, device health verification, and secure, least-privilege access to corporate resources and services, all backed by rich data insights that reduce the risk of unauthorized lateral movement across the corporate network. We apply these same principles to help our customers accelerate their transitions to Zero Trust.

Zero Trust is not a tool or a process – it’s a methodology.  No managed security or services provider can claim support for Zero Trust if they themselves have not gone through the transition.  The Zero Trust methodology extends to all boundaries including those from the supply chain — you simply cannot have Zero Trust if the company with access to your information systems has not yet transitioned. We have and now we help our clients do the same.

Assess the Zero Trust maturity stage of your organization and receive targeted milestone guidance, plus a curated list of resources and solutions to move forward in your comprehensive security posture.  Reach out to us for a Cyber Security Evaluation.

Why choose TechBento?

Secure identity with Zero Trust

Identities—whether they represent people, services, or IoT devices—define the Zero Trust control plane. When an identity attempts to access a resource, verify that identity with strong authentication, and ensure access is compliant and typical for that identity. Follow least privilege access principles.

Cloud applications and the mobile workforce have redefined the security perimeter. Employees are bringing their own devices and working remotely. Data is being accessed outside the corporate network and shared with external collaborators such as partners and vendors. Corporate applications and data are moving from on-premises to hybrid and cloud environments. Organizations can no longer rely on traditional network controls for security. Controls need to move to where the data is: on devices, inside apps, and with partners.

Secure endpoints with Zero Trust

Once an identity has been granted access to a resource, data can flow to a variety of different endpoints—from IoT devices to smartphones, BYOD to partner-managed devices, and on-premises workloads to cloud-hosted servers. This diversity creates a massive attack surface area. Monitor and enforce device health and compliance for secure access.

In a Zero Trust approach, the same security policies are applied regardless of whether the device is corporate-owned or personally-owned through bring your own device (BYOD); whether the device is fully managed by IT, or only the apps and data are secured. The policies apply to all endpoints, whether PC, Mac, smartphone, tablet, wearable, or IoT device wherever they are connected, be it the secure corporate network, home broadband, or public internet.

Secure applications with Zero Trust

Applications and APIs provide the interface by which data is consumed. They may be legacy on-premises, lifted-and-shifted to cloud workloads, or modern SaaS applications. Apply controls and technologies to discover shadow IT, ensure appropriate in-app permissions, gate access based on real-time analytics, monitor for abnormal behavior, control user actions, and validate secure configuration options.

The majority of users’ activities in an organization originate on cloud applications and associated resources. Most major cloud apps provide an API for consuming tenant information and receiving corresponding governance actions. Use these integrations to monitor and alert when threats and anomalies occur in your environment.

Secure data with Zero Trust

Ultimately, security teams are protecting data. Where possible, data should remain safe even if it leaves the devices, apps, infrastructure, and networks the organization controls. Classify, label, and encrypt data, and restrict access based on those attributes.

Protecting data is one of the primary responsibilities of security and compliance teams. Data should remain protected while at rest, in use, and when it leaves the endpoints, apps, infrastructure, and networks that are within the control of the organization. To ensure protection and that data access is restricted to authorized users, data should be inventoried, classified, labeled, and, where appropriate, encrypted.

Secure infrastructure with Zero Trust

Infrastructure—whether on-premises servers, cloud-based VMs, containers, or micro-services—represents a critical threat vector. Assess for version, configuration, and JIT access to harden defense. Use telemetry to detect attacks and anomalies, and automatically block and flag risky behavior and take protective actions.

Infrastructure represents a critical threat vector. IT Infrastructure, whether on-premises or multi-cloud, is defined as all the hardware (physical, virtual, containerized), software (open source, first- and third-party, PaaS, SaaS), micro-services (functions, APIs), networking infrastructure, facilities, etc. that are required to develop, test, deliver, monitor, control, or support IT services.

Secure networks with Zero Trust

All data is ultimately accessed over network infrastructure. Networking controls can provide critical controls to enhance visibility and help prevent attackers from moving laterally across the network. Segment networks (and do deeper in-network micro-segmentation) and deploy real-time threat protection, end-to-end encryption, monitoring, and analytics.

Instead of believing everything behind the corporate firewall is safe, an end-to-end Zero Trust strategy assumes breaches are inevitable. That means you must verify each request as if it originates from an uncontrolled network—identity management plays a crucial role in this.