Less trust from location alone
Avoid treating internal network presence as sufficient evidence that access should be broad or unchallenged.
Pillar focus
Networks still carry access, but they should not silently grant trust.
UNIFY helps organisations rethink network trust so connectivity, segmentation, and access paths support stronger policy rather than acting as a substitute for it.
Networks still matter in Zero Trust, but as controlled access paths and segmentation boundaries rather than as the primary source of trust.
Operating outcomes
What Zero Trust network thinking should deliver
Segmentation with intent
Use segmentation and connectivity boundaries to reduce unnecessary exposure and limit lateral movement.
Support policy-driven access
Make network paths support identity, device, and application policy rather than override them.
Safer hybrid connectivity
Improve remote, partner, and cross-environment access paths without assuming old perimeter models are still enough.
Control model
Make the signal useful to the whole Zero Trust model.
Where it shows up
Network scenarios that commonly matter
Remote and hybrid access
Users, devices, and services reaching enterprise resources from outside traditional office boundaries.
Segmentation and internal boundaries
Separating high-value services and operational zones instead of relying on one broad internal trust space.
Partner and third-party paths
Connectivity that still needs control, visibility, and bounded trust when external parties are involved.
Legacy network assumptions
Environments where older access models still exist and need to be reduced or contained over time.
UNIFY services
Service offerings that support this pillar
Architecture
Network trust and segmentation patterns that support identity, device, and application policy.
UNIFYTrust
Trust-decision support that helps network paths respect identity and access evidence.
UNIFYSecure
Managed security operations for monitoring and responding to exposure across access paths.
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Zero Trust Outcomes Catalogue
Outcome map showing Zero Trust capabilities aligned to flagship services and technology.
IDENTITY
Capabilities that establish, migrate, and assure digital identities.
- Trusted Sign-in
- Identity Lifecycle Orchestration
- Verifiable Credentials
- Identity Protection
ACCESS
Controls that govern how users, customers, and partners gain the right access.
- Secure External Access
- Controlled Delegation
- Just-In-Time Privilege
- Federated Authentication
GOVERNANCE
Oversight capabilities that enforce policy, compliance, and least privilege.
- Enterprise Governance
- Access Lifecycle
- Data Protected
- Access Reviews
SECURITY
Security operations services that protect, detect, and respond across identities.
- Intelligent Threat Detection
- Dark Web & Supply Chain Insight
- Endpoint & Cloud Protection
- Vulnerability Management
Zero Trust Outcomes Catalogue
Zero Trust Outcomes Catalogue
Outcome map showing Zero Trust capabilities aligned to flagship services and technology.
IDENTITY
Capabilities that establish, migrate, and assure digital identities.
Trusted Sign-in
Deliver secure workforce authentication with resilient cloud identity.
ProductsFront-door sign-in experience.Identity Lifecycle Orchestration
Automate joiner, mover, and leaver processes with governance built in.
ServicesFoundational lifecycle automation.
Verifiable Credentials
Enable verifiable credential ecosystems and decentralised identity patterns.
ProductsSupports modern trust models.Identity Protection
Detect and remediate compromised identities using adaptive risk policies.
ProductsProtects credentials and sessions.
ACCESS
Controls that govern how users, customers, and partners gain the right access.
Secure External Access
Deliver frictionless yet secure access experiences for customers.
ProductsCustomer access journeys.Controlled Delegation
Enable secure delegation of administrative privileges and oversight.
ServicesDelegation pattern for partner and internal admins.
Just-In-Time Privilege
Control, monitor, and audit privileged accounts and sessions.
ProductsJIT admin elevation.Federated Authentication
Enable standards-based federation and single sign-on across cloud and enterprise identity providers.
ProductsFederated identity for workforce and customer journeys.
GOVERNANCE
Oversight capabilities that enforce policy, compliance, and least privilege.
Enterprise Governance
Orchestrate policy, entitlement lifecycle, and compliance controls.
ProductsUnified governance framework.
Access Lifecycle
Automate request, approval, and lifecycle workflows for entitlements.
ProductsDriven by Microsoft Entra ID Governance features.Data Protected
Protect sensitive data through policy, detection, and response controls.
ProductsPrevents data exfiltration.Access Reviews
Run periodic and event-driven access attestation campaigns.
ProductsKeeps access least privilege.
SECURITY
Security operations services that protect, detect, and respond across identities.
Intelligent Threat Detection
Deliver endpoint detection, response, and analytics using SIEM and XDR.
ProductsUnified endpoint threat detection.Dark Web & Supply Chain Insight
Detect compromised identities and supplier threats across external sources.
ProductsExtends monitoring beyond the perimeter.
Endpoint & Cloud Protection
Secure hybrid environments spanning on-premises and cloud workloads.
ProductsHybrid security posture.Vulnerability Management
Surface, prioritise, and remediate vulnerabilities across cloud and on-prem assets.
ProductsPowered by Tenable and Rapid7 platforms.
Practical next step
Turn the pillar into governed access decisions.
UNIFY helps organisations connect architecture, policy, lifecycle, and operational evidence so Zero Trust becomes something teams can run, review, and improve.
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Infrastructure
Network boundaries still depend on the platforms, hosts, and privileged paths behind the service.
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