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Beyond Zero Trust: How to Strengthen Your Data Resilience
While zero-trust network architecture represents a significant shift in cybersecurity, it does not address the full scope of data security requirements. In this video interview, Greg Carl, Principal Technologist for U.S. Federal at Pure Storage, discusses the importance of adopting a data-centric architecture that aligns with the entire data lifecycle, from inception to decommission.
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