Why Zero Trust is key to data protection [Q&A] Since the idea of Zero Trust was first proposed back in 2010 it's sparked interest from organizations of all sizes. But why is Zero Trust seen as a game changer when it comes to protecting organizations and data? We spoke to Jason Clark, chief security and strategy officer at Netskope to find out. BN: What are the basic principles behind Zero Trust? Advertisement JC: If there is trust, it must be verified -- constantly. Zero Trust principles for security are based on the idea that no one should be blindly trusted inside the network or allowed to access anything until they have been validated as legitimate and authorized, and that validation must be continuous. Zero Trust supports the implementation of 'least privilege access', which is designed to selectively grant access to only the resources that users or groups of users require, nothing more. With an increasingly remote workforce and mobile flexibility, access has to be controlled, limited, and based on the context of who the user is, what the user is intending to do, and a host of other important criteria.