The Day-One Hole in Zero Trust Architecture
Zero-trust models typically verify established identities but leave a blind spot during onboarding—enterprises should close this gap by verifying identity before issuing any credentials.
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Zero Trust can verify users once they are established, but onboarding creates a gap where organizations must decide who to trust before strong authentication exists. Specops explains why identity verification should begin before credentials, MFA methods, and access are issued. [...]
Editorial Analysis
The onboarding gap in zero-trust is a structural weakness attackers can exploit via social engineering or insider assistance, particularly during rapid hiring phases.
Implement identity verification steps that precede credential and MFA provisioning in your onboarding process.
Zero-trust architectures leave a structural gap at employee onboarding that should be addressed to prevent identity-based attacks.
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