(USA and Canada) A distinguished group of industry thought leaders selected by experts from leading  cybersecurity consultant Stratascale has released The Executive Guide to Zero Trust. The new book  delivers guidance that helps executives from large enterprises to establish the vision, strategy, and  detailed frameworks necessary to adopting a cybersecurity approach that is aligned with the needs of  digital businesses that have embraced cloud computing, mobile employees, modern applications, and  extended supplier/customer ecosystems as critical infrastructure. 

Lead author Michael O’Neil believes that the book could not have been developed by a single author.  “It’s said that ‘all of us are smarter than any one of us,’ and this was certainly the case with the content  we created for The Executive Guide to Zero Trust. By bringing together CISOs from our Fortune 1000  customers, experts recognized throughout the industry as thought leaders, and internal SMEs from  across Stratascale’s security and related practices, we were able to provide clear, actionable advice for  executives. Our goal was to address the CISO’s need for guidance that helps them to develop and  articulate strategy, without getting pulled down into technical discussions of product features and  solution specifications.” 

The book recently achieved best-seller status in three categories on Amazon. It is available in Kindle format today, with a hardcover version scheduled for release at the end of April, and an Audible  audiobook version slated for release in May.

What authors and reviewers have to say about The Executive Guide to Zero Trust:

“Zero trust is not just a CISO buzzword; it provides forward-thinking businesses with a strategic  advantage that can significantly reduce the risk of data breaches and provide enhanced visibility and  improved compliance posture.” – Michael Wilcox, Vice President, Stratascale Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (author) 

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“Zero Trust is, and will continue to be, the dominant security strategy that organizations must align  to. Why? Because ZT focuses on what the adversary needs to be continually successful and not wasting  efforts on never being breached. We accept breach in the ZT world, and we strategically work to  eliminate the continual compromise smartly.” – Dr. Chase Cunningham, Chief Strategy Officer, Ericom, and host of the DrZeroTrust podcast (author) 

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“Zero trust isn’t just for cyber security; it needs to be a core part of any digital business competing  globally today. The Executive Guide to Zero Trust provides valuable insights into how to keep  progressing toward creating a zero-trust framework tailored to the unique challenges of a given  business.”  – Louis Columbus, Contributing Columnist, VentureBeat (reviewer) 

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“Security leaders realize that in order to meet the changes that cloud transformation and a new remote  workforce have wrought the current perimeter security model does not work. Zero Trust gives them a  security frame that moves from a black and white, yes or no model that seldom engaged the business to  a dynamic approach that relies on the business to define the risks while security applies the proper  decision context in the ‘now.’” – Rob Forbes, Director, Zero Trust and Identity, Stratascale 

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“This book comes at a critical time as organizations are struggling to secure their sensitive data against  increasing threats and heightened liability. The vast majority of business activities do not require access  to extremely sensitive data, hence Zero Trust can increase the security of these precious assets and  simultaneously increase efficiency by streamlining the operations that do not require these restrictions.  Whatever the maturity of a company’s security practices, the practical and comprehensive guidance  will reduce risk and costs. My hope is that this book helps organizations transition from a "fortress"  mindset to a culture of agility and sustainable security practices.” – Barney Baldwin, Lecturer, Columbia University (author) 

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“This books is very well done – it truly defines a thorough approach for the business to take on a zero  trust technology. It’s a great read, rich in content and instruction! Clearly the contributing thought  leaders were generous and detail oriented – this is a true executive’s guide.” – Maureen Rosado, Zero Trust Strategics and Executive Consultant, Pink Falcon Consulting Group  (reviewer) 

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"One of the biggest challenges in cybersecurity is bringing awareness, without fear, into board level/executive conversations. The other challenge is building a “culture” of security or adopting a  “security first” mindset. This is really the genius of Zero Trust in that It focuses on the changes required  to adapt to that culture by bringing the conversation back to the fundamentals…This book does an  amazing job of separating fact from fiction and gives concrete examples of what Zero Trust is and how it  can help any organization.” – Sean Frazier, Federal CSO, Okta (author) 

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"Adversaries are going to gain initial access to your organization. Employees click links, software  has more vulnerabilities, cloud services get misconfigured and access credentials are too easy  to come by for attackers. Zero Trust is essential to reduce the blast radius of an attack once the adversary gets in. Learn and practice the principles of ZT to drastically minimize business  disruption when the inevitable breach happens."  – David Senf, National Cybersecurity Strategist, Bell Canada (reviewer) 

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“The Stratascale Executive Guide to Zero Trust is a must-read for CISOs supporting the modern  enterprise. At iboss, we’re helping organizations navigate the Zero Trust journey every day. Regardless  of your organizations cyber maturity level or progress towards Zero Trust architecture, the thought  leadership provided will help from boardroom to execution and beyond.”  – Paul Martini, CEO/CTO & Co-founder, iboss (reviewer)

 Comments left by reviewers on Amazon.com include: 

• "What sets this book apart from other cybersecurity guides is its focus on the executive-level  considerations for implementing zero trust. It not only outlines the technical aspects of zero  trust but also discusses the business benefits and challenges of implementing this approach  to cybersecurity." 

• "Plain English and very strategy focused. It outlines a roadmap that allows IT leaders to  harmonize multiple initiatives, investments, and operational teams in pursuit of a  cybersecurity strategy that provides significantly improved protection against the continuous  onslaught of cyber threats." 

• "This book is intended for IT executives, who oversee enterprise networks and are interested  in understanding the principles of "Zero Trust." The book provides an in-depth explanation of  the philosophy and approach that underpins a Zero Trust approach to network security,  rather than focusing on technical details." 

• "Good read for all levels of security professionals and technology execs. Very useful for  building the case for implementing Zero Trust and justifying it up the chain."