After the pandemic broke out, enterprises have turned inside-out. To survive in the corporate world, they had to undergo digital transformation. Most enterprises had to adopt the work-from-anywhere trend, which means that all information regarding a company’s data and services must be available online. With data being outside the traditional security system, the risk of cyber threats increases. Enterprises must ensure reliable and adequate cybersecurity controls, and this is when cyber security mesh comes into the picture. Cybersecurity mesh ensures that all the digital assets are secured and the risk of cyber threats is minimized.
What is Cyber Security Mesh?
To put it simply, horizontally distributed IT infrastructure is what we call Cyber Security Mesh. In other words, a mesh is a broader network of nodes that creates individual perimeters around each access point rather than a confined network. Thus, we can say that mesh is a modular approach that centralizes security policy but distributes policy enforcement.
Why does a company need Cyber Security Mesh?
The key assets of an enterprise can easily lie outside its physical boundaries; therefore, a line of security must be drawn outside the traditional security to ensure that information is accessible only to the right person. This type of flexibility can only be achieved using Cybersecurity mesh infrastructure because:
- It is a flexible and decentralized approach to network security. It enables an IT network manager to easily track and maintain access to various parts of a given network. Hence, a hacker cannot easily exploit a given node to have access to a broader network.
- It is based on Zero-Security (never trust, always verify) strategy, which means that not a single device is trusted to access the broader network. It ensures that every data and system is secured. Until the connection is verified by the security protocol, the access is unreliable.
How to implement Cyber Security Mesh infrastructure?
The centralized portal manages Cyber Security Mesh. The security team can manage the rules that control access and apply them to objects and subjects from this portal.
Impact of Cyber Security Mesh on IT development
Since the cybersecurity mesh approach involves a complete reconfiguration of the IT perimeter, companies should establish a cybersecurity mesh architecture in the initial stage of the project when it is in the planning stage to eliminate the cyber threats.
Future of Cyber Security Mesh
Gartner had stated cybersecurity mesh as one of the major tech trends of 2022, in its 2022 Tech Trends Predictions Report. He also predicted that by 2025, around 50% of digital access control requests will be supported by the Cybersecurity mesh.
Conclusion
It would not be wrong to conclude that the cybersecurity mesh redefines the whole cybersecurity perimeter in a way that is more advanced, responsive, and standardized.
