18 Companies to Participate in NIST 'Zero Trust' Project July 28, 2021 July 28, 2021 dangun127) • July 26, 2021 Get Permission The National Institute of Standards and Technology has selected 18 technology companies to demonstrate "zero trust" security architectures as it prepares to draft guidance for use of the model by federal agencies, which the private sector can also follow. The initiative is being led by NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence. The Cybersecurity Practice Guide, now in development, will adhere to NIST's SP 800-207 concepts for zero trust, the agency says. In a cybersecurity executive order issued in May, President Joe Biden called on agencies to adopt the zero trust model, which states devices should not be trusted by default - even if they are on a corporate network or were previously verified. The model recommends checking the identity and integrity of devices and providing access to applications based on confidence of identity, device health and user authentication (see: