Zero Trust in 2026 — 63% Adopted It, 10% Built It, You Still Can't Buy It

Zero trust is the best-selling security idea nobody actually owns. Adoption is near-universal in name. Maturity is a rounding error. What you'll hear: • What it actually is — NIST 800-207: assume breach, verify explicitly, least privilege, continuous verification • The execution gap — <1% mature in 2023, ~10% projected for 2026, while 63% claim adoption • What it stops and what walks around it — phishing-resistant MFA blocks 99%; Scattered Spider just called the help desk • ZTNA vs VPN — per-app access vs the flat lateral-movement highway; SASE and SSE decoded • The federal reality — the FY2024 mandate came and went; the Pentagon's on a harder track • Zero-trust washing — why 'it's a journey, not a product' is the truest line in security • Monday steps + exam — PDP/PEP, microsegmentation ≠ VLAN, passkeys first — Andrés Sarmiento #zerotrust #cybersecurity #ZTNA #SASE #networking #NetworkPlus #SecurityPlus #infosec #TechUpdates #microsegmentation