The Ultimate Guide to Zero Trust Security
A curated Canadian 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.
Canadian Zero Trust Security News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Canon Canada adds ESET cybersecurity to managed IT
Canadian businesses gain a single supplier for IT and endpoint security as Canon broadens its managed services with ESET products.
QBE warns ransomware is top construction cyber threat
Each incident can halt site operations for 24 days on average as attackers exploit the sector's growing use of connected digital tools.
Genetec warns AI is fuelling physical security risk
Rising phishing, smishing and social engineering attacks are exposing connected cameras and access systems to credential theft, Genetec says.
Exclusive: Zoho's Chief Cyber Evangelist on why MFA alone is not enough
AI security optimism is running ahead of readiness, as most Canadian organisations still lack zero trust and full access visibility.
World Backup Day 2026: In the age of AI, what are you really backing up?
AI disruptions and cyberattacks are forcing organisations to back up models, prompts and knowledge bases, not just files.
Canada faces rising cyber risks amid ageing networks
Canadian firms warn ageing networks, quantum threats and data rules are outpacing cyber defences, as most report major outages.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Zero Trust Security
Cloudbrink launches AI security platform for enterprise
IDC survey flags networking bottlenecks for agentic AI
Entrust launches AI trust accelerator for autonomous agents
Citrix adds MCP Gateway to NetScaler for AI traffic
Most firms hit by AI security incidents, study finds
Featured News
Check Point: Be the best, or get out the way
Rising AI-driven attacks are compel security buyers to cut vendor sprawl, though Check Point warns over-consolidation can still raise risk.
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.
Exclusive: Zoho's Chief Cyber Evangelist on why MFA alone is not enough
AI security optimism is running ahead of readiness, as most Canadian organisations still lack zero trust and full access visibility.
Expert Columns
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Why faster AI is exposing slower security thinking
AI does not invent cyber risk, it accelerates it
SonicWall research sounds Code Red on healthcare cybersecurity as attack rates refuse to decline
Cyber hygiene 101: The big fundamentals
Microsoft security landscape shifts as critical vulnerabilities surge: report
Your Immune System Doesn't Wait. Neither Should Your Security
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
Why service desks are emerging as a critical security weakness
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Zero Trust Security News
AI-fuelled cyberattacks put Canadian businesses at risk
AI-powered cyberattacks are rising sharply, leaving Canadian businesses exposed as legacy systems meet rapid AI adoption and automated threats.
Bell Cyber & Radware launch AI-driven cloud security
Bell Cyber and Radware have unveiled an AI-driven, fully managed cloud security service to shield apps, APIs and sites from automated attacks.
Cisco unveils Duo IAM to strengthen identity-based security
Cisco launches Duo IAM, a new identity and access management tool designed to combat AI-driven cyber threats with stronger, passwordless security features.
Firewalla App 1.69 adds AI threat analysis & phishing
Administrators gain phishing defences and AI alarm explanations as Firewalla folds more security controls into a single app update.
Ossprey raises USD $2.65 million for supply chain security
The round will fund hiring, product work and overseas growth as investors back tools to counter AI-driven software supply chain risks.
Manufacturers face new cyber risks from connected factories
Connected factory networks are widening the attack surface, with SonicWall warning that old flaws and weak access controls can expose production systems.
ThreatDown adds shadow AI & identity tracking tools
Security teams face higher breach costs as ThreatDown expands visibility over unsanctioned AI tools and machine accounts in one console.
Keyfactor expands partner push for AI & PQC services
Partners will be able to sell higher-margin advisory and managed services as organisations brace for AI-driven identity sprawl and PQC risk.
Cisco urges continuous AI defence as threats speed up
AI-driven attacks are leaving firms with less time to spot and stop breaches, pushing security teams towards round-the-clock monitoring.
Google details IAM conditions to tighten cloud access
Cloud operators can now use IAM conditions to curb privilege escalation and narrow access to MCP tools, BigQuery and logs.
CrowdStrike warns of malware targeting AI coding tools
Developers using AI assistants could face stolen credentials and poisoned repositories as the worm hides inside normal coding workflows.
11:11 Systems launches managed SASE with Cato Networks
Businesses with distributed workforces can now get round-the-clock SASE management as 11:11 adds Cato Networks' cloud platform to its services.
Yubico's YubiKey 5.8 adds digital signing features
The update could let companies use a single security key to approve payments, documents and AI actions without custom cryptography.
Salt Security expands Policy Hub to 100 AI policies
Enterprise teams can now switch on controls for AI agents and APIs faster, with Salt Security bundling 100 pre-built policies into its Policy Hub.
Portnox tops one million devices as bookings jump 52%
Rising demand for access-security tools lifted bookings 52% in the second quarter as the company crossed one million managed devices.
Hugging Face hit by AI agent intrusion in production
Autonomous AI agents breached internal systems and exposed limited datasets and credentials, prompting Hugging Face to urge users to rotate tokens.
Zscaler flags Claude chat malware campaign on Macs
Mac users were lured via Google ads and shared Claude chats into installing malware that steals passwords, files and wallet data.
1Password launches Claude browser login for AI agents
The update lets AI agents sign in without seeing passwords, easing a major security hurdle for firms automating browser tasks.
Google Cloud unveils AI security blueprint for GKE
The framework targets CISOs and platform teams as they move AI systems into production, amid rising risks from prompts, models and outputs.
Google Cloud issues guardrails for AI vulnerability agents
Security teams are being warned to keep humans and strict controls in place as AI agents can miss context and leak sensitive code.