Many feel that the firewall is the most major development in the past thirty years or so of cybersecurity history. Since its implementation back in 1988, it has definitely evolved from noncomplex simple packet filters to stateful filters, and then, from the 3rd-generation application layer firewall to the most recent next-generation firewall or NGFW. And, although the NGFW is a definite component of the cybersecurity stack, it isn’t revolutionizing our methods of keeping our critical company assets protected, anymore.
At present, cybersecurity tactics have been “disrupted” by these two modern models: DevSecOps and the Zero Trust model.
Zero Trust Model
This model, also called the Zero trust architecture model, was originally developed by John Kindervag back in 2010. The concept itself puts a totally new spin on the way cybersecurity is approached. Older models utilized the perimeter and white-listing concept; but, with the shift to the cloud, IoT and mobile devices, the perimeter concept has officially died.
Google was actually the among the first companies to shift a significant amount of its cybersecurity when BeyondCorp was created, and in 2013, BeyondCorp’s release was rapidly proceeded by a new-fangled standard called Software Defined Perimeter or SDP, created by Cloud Security Alliance.
It gives employees the ability to securely work from virtually any location, without requiring a traditional, costly VPN.
DevSecOps
Gartner asserts, “By 2016, DevOps will evolve from a niche to a mainstream strategy employed by 25% of Global 2000 organizations.”
