Device Pillar – Endpoint & Network Security

In a Zero Trust architecture, access is never assumed; it must be continuously verified. The Device Pillar provides a strategic framework for managing, securing, and monitoring devices across the enterprise. These pillars focus on validating device compliance, enforcing security policies, and ensuring only trusted devices can access sensitive resources.

Each activity below supports the foundational Zero Trust principle: “Never trust, always verify.”

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What Are the Device Activities?

The Device Pillar provides a framework for visibility, control, and continuous enforcement of device security posture across your environment (Bold links will open the article directly; standard links require a free download of the full collection.) :

• Device Pillar – Activity 2.1.1 Device Health Tool Gap Analysis
• Device Pillar – Activity 2.1.2 NPE PKI Device Under Management
• Device Pillar – Activity 2.1.3 Enterprise IDP Part 1
• Device Pillar – Activity 2.2.1 Implement C2C Compliance Based Network Authorization Part 1
• Device Pillar – Activity 2.3.3 Implement Application Control and File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) Tools
• Device Pillar – Activity 2.3.4 Integrate NextGen AV Tools with C2C
• Device Pillar – Activity 2.4.1 Deny Device by Default Policy
• Device Pillar – Activity 2.4.2 Managed and Limited BYOD and IoT Support
• Device Pillar – Activity 2.5.1 Implement Asset, Vulnerability, and Patch Management Tools
• Device Pillar – Activity 2.6.1 Implement UEDM or Equivalent Tools
• Device Pillar – Activity 2.6.2 Enterprise Device Management, Part 1
• Device Pillar – Activity 2.6.3 Enterprise Device Management, Part 2
• Device Pillar – Activity 2.7.1 Implement EDR Tools and Integrate with C2C
• Device Pillar – Activity 2.7.2 Implement XDR Tools and Integrate with C2C Part 1