AI-Powered App Segmentation: Unlocking Zero Trust At Scale
Zscaler, Monday, July 21st, 2025
Imagine a castle surrounded by strong stone walls and a deep moat designed to keep unwanted visitors out. The drawbridge is tightly guarded, and all of the focus is placed on making sure no one from the outside gets in.
But what happens when someone crosses the bridge? Inside the castle walls, it's a free for all. There are no locked doors, no security for treasures, and no checks on where people roam. Similarly, in many IT environments, once a user connects to the network, they often gain broad access to applications and data, with little control over what happens inside.
Organizations that rely on this 'castle and moat' model put a lot of effort into perimeter defenses but they often leave the inside vulnerable, failing to stop lateral movement, often causing catastrophic damage.