Zero Trust Journey
Zero Trust Journey isn’t about taking sides—it’s about real conversations, sharing research, and learning together. Our goal is to explore Zero Trust from every angle and help cybersecurity practitioners make sense of it in a practical, no-fluff way. And yes, we do love to chat about coffee and listen to the occasional dad joke along the way.
Here’s what we do:
- Conversations with Experts: We chat with subject matter experts who share their opinions, experiences, and Zero Trust journeys.
- Research and Product Insights: We explore Zero Trust products and solutions in the market that may fit into a Zero Trust architecture.
- A Zero Trust Architecture: We’re building and refining an ever-growing architecture focused solely on the needs of cybersecurity practitioners.
- CSA CCZT Study Group: We host a study group for the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Certificate of Competence in Zero Trust (CCZT).
If you’re a cybersecurity professional looking for honest discussions, practical insights, and tools that evolve with your Zero Trust strategy (plus the occasional coffee tip), Zero Trust Journey is for you. Join us!
Zero Trust Journey
Episode 28: Zero Trust Debate - North Star or Buzzword?
In this episode, we take on a candid debate: is Zero Trust a real strategy or just another layer of marketing? Guest Ken Yao challenges the industry’s favorite buzzword while unpacking what truly matters for building security programs.
Guest: Ken Yao (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kennethyao)
Host: Dr. Victor Monga (https://www.linkedin.com/in/victorvirtual)
Highlights:
--| Why Ken sees Zero Trust as “Trust but Verify, minus the politeness.”
--| The bear-chase analogy: benchmarking against peers instead of chasing perfection.
--| Big GRC vs. little gRC—and why compliance alone is never enough.
--| The danger of buzzwords overshadowing execution in contracts and programs.
--| Why long-term trust, not short-term slogans, should guide strategy.
--| Looking ahead: how AI could make security a “solved problem” in the next five years.
A rare episode that puts Zero Trust under the microscope, weighing strategy against marketing and forcing us to ask—are we building real security, or just selling stories?
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Disclaimer: The views expressed are those of the speakers.
