t cht lk professionals increasingly see access management and modern authentication capabilities as key components in achieving a Zero Trust model .”
Room to grow with Zero Trust
The Thales report found that Zero Trust models are the solution of choice for respondents seeking to improve access environments , yet many are still in the early stage of adoption .
Businesses are navigating a volatile and complex world , and adopting a Zero Trust model of cybersecurity will enable them to continue to conduct operations safely .
According to the research , only a third ( 34 %) of Australian respondents and less than a third of Kiwi respondents ( 26 %) claim to have a formal strategy and have actively embraced a Zero Trust policy . Additionally , almost half ( 46 % AU / 47 % NZ ) are either planning , researching or considering a Zero Trust strategy . Surprisingly , less than a third ( 30 % AU / 26 % NZ ) of the respondents indicated that Zero Trust shapes their cloud security strategy to a great extent .
Access security needs to adapt to deal with dynamic workplaces
A silver lining of the pandemic-driven rush to remote working is the acceleration of improved approaches to access security . Thales found that 55 % of respondents currently have adopted two-factor authentication within their organizations . Regionally , there was notable variation , with the UK leading ( 64 %), followed by the US ( 62 %), APAC ( 52 %) – including 59 % AU and 55 % NZ – and LATAM ( 40 %). These varying degrees of adoption may be due to the level at which better access management is prioritized in security investments .
Yet , despite the well-known limitations of passwords , investment in MFA still trails other security tools like firewalls , endpoint security , SIEM and email security . Remote access users are still the main use case for 2FA adoption ( 73 % AU / 71 % NZ ). Over one-third of respondents ( 37 % AU / 39 % NZ ) use more than three different authentication vendor tools , signaling the need for a more unified approach to access management in the future . p
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