Zero Trust is NOT complicated! Don't believe me? Let me introduce you to its creator! In this episode, Jacob speaks with John Kindervag, the creator of Zero Trust. John is the Chief Evangelist at Illumio where he accelerates awareness and adoption of Zero Trust Segmentation. In the episode he shares the origin story of Zero Trust starting with his time at Forrester Research. He explains the fundamental principles of Zero Trust, debunks common misconceptions, and how you can implement Zero Trust using a 5-step model. Here are a few highlights from this episode: The broken trust model that has allowed the largest data breachesDefining Zero Trust and misconceptions about itHow to implement zero trust in 5 steps"Things Run Amok" poem - if Dr. Seuss wrote about the Internet of ThingsJohn's elevator pitch for Zero Trust is a masterclass in itself. If you want to convince business leaders to invest in cybersecurity, you have to focus on how that investment will benefit the business. John does exactly that here and we should all take note. Illumio is a Zero Trust Segmentation company that prevents breaches and ransomware from spreading across hybrid environments. Their platform visualizes traffic flows, automatically sets granular segmentation policies, and isolates critical assets and compromised systems. Founded in 2013, Illumio protects organizations of all sizes, from Fortune 100 to small businesses. Follow John on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-kindervag-40572b1/ Illumio Website: https://www.illumio.com/ ----------- Thanks to our sponsor Vanta! Want to save time filling out security questionnaires? Register for Vanta's upcoming webinar on Questionnaire Automation here: https://vanta.com/grcacademy ----------- Governance, Risk, and Compliance Academy (GRC) Academy is a training and research platform! Online GRC Training: https://grcacademy.io/courses/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=s1-e30&utm_campaign=courses