Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) is gaining prominence in securing institutional digital asset platforms that manage cryptocurrencies, tokenized securities, and CBDCs.
Traditional perimeter-based defenses are insufficient against modern threats like insider attacks and phishing.
Zero Trust operates on principles including continuous verification, least privilege access, microsegmentation, and monitoring user behavior.
Implementing Zero Trust in digital asset platforms involves IAM, endpoint security, network and application security, secure key management, and auditability.
Benefits of Zero Trust include improved security, granular control, and regulatory compliance, but challenges include infrastructure changes and resource intensiveness.
Zero Trust offers institutions a strong defense against evolving threats by assuming breach, verifying continuously, and enforcing least privilege.