The Ultimate Guide to Zero Trust Security
A curated UK edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Zero Trust Security.
What to know about Zero Trust Security
Zero Trust Security represents a modern approach to cybersecurity that assumes no inherent trust exists within or outside an organisation's network. Every access request must be verified continuously, ensuring strict identity verification and least-privilege access to protect data and infrastructure.
The latest developments in Zero Trust Security show its expanding role across multiple technologies, including identity and access management, privileged access controls, endpoint protection, and cloud security platforms. Organisations are adopting Zero Trust frameworks to address challenges like remote work vulnerabilities, ransomware threats, and complex hybrid IT environments.
By exploring the stories tagged with Zero Trust Security, readers can understand how this security model integrates innovations like multi-factor authentication, AI-powered threat detection, and secure access service edge (SASE) solutions. These insights are valuable for IT professionals, security leaders, and businesses aiming to enhance resilience against evolving cyber threats in a digital-first world.
UK Zero Trust Security News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Microsoft E7 price shift pushes UK firms to review AI
UK businesses face fresh pressure to tighten AI governance as Microsoft's pricing changes make bundled licences more compelling.
SolarWinds appoints Justin Henkel as chief security officer
The hire comes as customers scrutinise SolarWinds' security posture more closely after its 2020 breach and rising cyber risk across software suppliers.
Phishing falls as attackers turn to AI & encryption
Phishing is becoming harder to spot as attackers use encryption and AI-generated sites to target organisations more effectively.
Cequence backs behaviour-based zero trust for AI agents
Runtime behaviour, not login checks, is now seen as the key control as businesses put AI agents into live systems and data.
Zimperium signs UK distribution deal with ABC Distribution
The deal broadens access to mobile security tools as UK firms face rising attacks via smartphones, apps, QR codes and messaging platforms.
Utilize expands SonicWall security deal for 14,000 users
More than 14,000 users will gain wider managed protection as the UK services provider centralises oversight of over 1,200 firewalls.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Zero Trust Security
Microsoft E7 price shift pushes UK firms to review AI
Jamf launches AI governance for Mac fleets in enterprises
1Password buys Apono to bolster AI access controls
Check Point expands Illumio tie-up to tackle AI attacks
CrowdStrike named Forrester XDR leader on AI strength
Featured News
Exabeam: Ruthless efficiency can make agentic AI malicious
Behavioural analytics is becoming essential as AI agents can pursue tasks so efficiently that they may cause damage without any malicious intent.
Snowflake unveils platform upgrades for CoCo, CoWork
Enterprises will get tighter AI controls as Snowflake adds blocking policies, multi-party authorisation and new agentic tools at Summit.
Exclusive: Reco COO on securing the AI inside your SaaS stack
Reco COO Zoe Hillenmeyer says enterprises typically underestimate their AI agent exposure by a factor of ten and that gap is widening.
'Human Risk' takes centre stage - Mimecast CEO
Mimecast chief warns human risk is now cybersecurity's 'eighth layer' as malicious insiders overtake negligence in Australian attacks.
Expert Columns
Cyber hygiene 101: The big fundamentals
How AI Is changing enterprise storage security
Microsoft security landscape shifts as critical vulnerabilities surge: report
Your Immune System Doesn't Wait. Neither Should Your Security
Being offensive in your defense - How threat hunting assists
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…Cybersecurity was already hard
Virtual vs. physical firewalls: A practical guide for modern networks
The Death of the Firewall
Rebuilding trust: preparing for the post-quantum internet
Why service desks are emerging as a critical security weakness
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Zero Trust Security News
Gravitee launches Gamma as UK AI agents top 713,130
British firms now use 713,130 AI agents, sharpening pressure for tighter oversight as Gravitee rolls out Gamma to govern them.
Being offensive in your defense - How threat hunting assists
Security teams can spot risky data movement before alerts fire, helping stop sensitive information from leaving approved channels.
e2e-assure & A&O Corsaire seal UK cyber partnership
UK regulated sectors will get a single evidence trail from testing to live monitoring, reducing audit friction and supply chain risk.
The Mythos moment: Why 'unknown exposure' is becoming the biggest cyber risk of 2026
Security teams face a shrinking window to spot and fix flaws as AI models like Mythos find exposures in minutes, not days.
BT wins five-year secure connectivity deal with BAE Systems
The deal will support BAE Systems' digital transformation as defence groups face growing pressure to secure networks across global operations.
Millions of UK adults reuse passwords, survey warns
More than six million Britons may be exposing accounts to hackers by using one password across email, banking, shopping and social media.
World Password Day warnings urge shift to passkeys
Businesses are being urged to replace password-only logins as stolen credentials still feature in 22% of confirmed breaches.
Okta finds AI agent governance lags enterprise adoption
Most firms are deploying AI agents without proper oversight, leaving non-human identities exposed as security teams race to catch up.
UK cyber survey criticised over AI threat blindness
UK businesses are leaving gaps in incident response and backup planning as experts warn AI-assisted attacks are outpacing policy.
Cyber Essentials update raises bar on visibility gaps
UK firms face automatic certification failures if any cloud account lacks MFA, as the revised scheme also tightens patching deadlines.
Anthropic AI's Mythos triggers warnings over cyber risk
Security chiefs say unauthorised access to Anthropic AI's Mythos model shows generative tools could speed phishing, scanning and exploit discovery.
What cyber resilience means in 2026
UK boards will be judged on recovery speed and judgement, as attacks slip past prevention and overwhelm overstretched SOC teams.
YEO Messaging & C86 launch crisis chat for UK firms
New reporting deadlines are pushing critical UK firms to secure trusted communications when cyber attacks knock out internal systems.
Netacea launches Trust Layer for AI agent web traffic
Netacea has unveiled Trust Layer, a server-side tool to classify and control surging AI agent and bot traffic before it hits apps.
From chaos to control: Building a unified data security posture
Drowning in noisy alerts and fractured tools, security teams are turning to unified data security posture management for real visibility.
Cyber security that works with humans, not against them
As AI-fuelled social engineering rises, firms are urged to adopt phishing-resistant MFA that supports, not undermines, human behaviour.
Re-thinking cyber security from prevention to operational resilience
As logins replace break‑ins, experts urge a shift from perimeter defence to operational cyber resilience grounded in identity security.
Backslash adds cross-tool governance for AI coding Skills
Backslash adds cross-tool governance to discover, vet and monitor 'Skills' powering AI coding assistants like Cursor, Claude Code and Copilot.
Rubrik & Rackspace unveil UK sovereign cyber recovery cloud
Rubrik and Rackspace launch UK Sovereign Cyber Recovery Cloud to restore vital services after ransomware while keeping data under UK control.
AI push exposes gaps in identity controls, UK warned
AI rollouts are eroding UK identity controls, as firms ease safeguards for machine accounts despite glaring gaps in oversight and governance.