Governance Briefing — NIST publishes SP 800-207 Zero Trust Architecture guidance
NIST released Special Publication 800-207 on 29 September 2020, formalizing zero trust architecture tenets and deployment patterns for federal and enterprise networks.
NIST finalized SP 800-207 on 29 September 2020, outlining core zero trust principles, policy decision points, and reference deployment models for enterprises modernizing perimeter-centric defenses. The guidance emphasizes continuous authentication, micro-segmentation, and centralized policy enforcement informed by real-time context.
Architecture and security leaders should map existing identity, device, and network controls to NIST's components, prioritize pilot segments for policy enforcement, and align migration roadmaps with agency or regulatory mandates.
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