Imagine your network is like your house. 🏠 You wouldn’t leave the front door wide open, let strangers rummage through your fridge, and hope for the best, right? Nope—you’d lock the door, check who’s knocking, and maybe even install some security cameras. That’s Zero Trust in action: never trust, always verify.

🚪 1. Verify Explicitly – Don’t assume Bob from IT is really Bob. Use strong authentication and check his device, location, and security posture before letting him in.
🛑 2. Least Privilege Access – No all-you-can-eat buffets! 🍽 Only give access to what’s needed, and nothing more. Admins don’t need god mode all the time.
🔄 3. Assume Breach – Paranoia is your friend. Act like hackers already got in and segment access, monitor anomalies, and log everything. Because logs don’t lie.
🔐 4. Use Conditional Access – If Karen tries logging in from Antarctica 🏔️ at 3 AM, maybe… just maybe… something’s off? Set policies to auto-block fishy activity, and not only for user activities but for NON-user activities as well!
⚙ 5. Automate & Monitor Everything – Security should be like a good coffee machine ☕—set up right, alert when needed, and keep running 24/7 without you micromanaging.

In short: Trust no one. Not even yourself. Okay, maybe that’s a bit dramatic, but you get the idea. 🫡