A company implements a 'Zero Trust' architecture. Which of the following principles is central to this approach?

Answer options:

Trust but verify.

Perimeter-based security is sufficient.

Internal traffic is trusted; external traffic is untrusted.

Never trust, always verify.

How to approach this question

Identify the core philosophy of Zero Trust.

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D.Never trust, always verify.✓ Correct

Zero Trust assumes that threats exist both inside and outside the network. Therefore, no user or device is trusted by default. Every access request must be authenticated, authorized, and encrypted before granting access.

Common mistakes

Thinking Zero Trust is about strong firewalls (it's about identity and micro-segmentation).

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