BlackBerry Spark: Zero Trust Model Meets Zero Touch Experience

Never Trust. Always Verify.

Zero Trust means users can’t access anything on any device until they prove who they are, their access is authorized, and they’re not acting maliciously. Zero Touch means authentication processes are transparent and effortless for users.

More Productive Workers

Remote and mobile workers need instant access to apps and data from any location on any device. Managing those devices and securing that data presents unique security challenges that render the castle-and-moat model of enterprise security obsolete.

An Expanding Mobile Attack Surface

An expanding attack surface with diverse device types and ownership models opens security gaps that are often discovered reactively, after an organization’s defenses have already been compromised.

Cost and Resource Constraints

Adding security layers and point solutions to close gaps is ineffective. Consolidation is key to reducing costs, management complexity, and the burden on under-staffed security teams contending with alert fatigue and burnout.

The Need for Proactive Defense

Signature-based tools are intrinsically reactive because malware must run before it can be detected. Only a proactive security approach based on artificial intelligence (AI) and automation can stop ransomware and zero-day threats from executing.

Authentication Issues

Current authentication methods can be intrusive, so users find workarounds. Password policies are often undermined by poor security hygiene practices. Multi-factor approaches are more secure but vulnerable to social engineering and technical attacks.

Trust Model Issues

Traditional trust models are static and binary, producing “yes” or “no” decisions when access is first requested. Continuous authentication approaches set access restrictions dynamically based on real-time analysis of user trustworthiness.

Two Key Concepts for Successful Zero Trust Implementations

Security Must be Integrated into Workloads

By creating a layer of policy enforcement that travels with the workload, organizations improve their chances of protecting data no matter where the workload instance may be running.

Application and Service Behaviors Must be Understood

Security operations teams must acquire an in-depth understanding of the relationships between systems and applications or risk adversely affecting the connections between applications and services.

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Three Key Technologies for Implementing Zero Trust Security

Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Access decisions are based on a user's identity, role, and the context in which they request access.

Device Identities

Access decisions are based on device attributes, use cases, and ownership models.

Network Access and Micro-segmentation

When granted, access is restricted to specific network ports, segments, and protocols.

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BlackBerry Spark: A Complete Zero Trust Solution

BlackBerry Spark® Suites protect various endpoints, continuously analyzing trustworthiness and adapting security policies while delivering a Zero Touch experience.

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