Project Fort Zero is being built by Dell’s Zero Trust Center of Excellence and partner ecosystem to accelerate Zero Trust adoption. Led by an ecosystem of more than 30 leading technology companies, Dell will deliver a mature, validated Zero Trust solution within the next 12 months.

“Zero Trust is designed for decentralized environments, but integrating hundreds of individual solutions from multiple vendors is a complex process. This strategy is out of reach for the vast majority of businesses,” said Herb Kelsey, Chief Technology Officer, Dell Technologies. “We are helping global enterprises address today’s security challenges by simplifying integration and accelerating the adoption of a Zero Trust strategy.”

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A fully configured Project Fort Zero solution reduces the barrier to entry for Zero Trust. Dell handles the integration and orchestration of technology rather than the enterprise having to work with multiple vendors to implement it. This reduces the estimated time to deploy Zero Trust through the private cloud.

To achieve the validation certification, a government agency assessment team will conduct a Fort Zero Project audit to validate the maturity and compliance of the Zero Trust reference architecture from the U.S. Department of Defense, which is recognized worldwide . This end-to-end solution provides the highest level of protection and helps global enterprises in both the public and private sectors adapt and respond quickly to cyber threats.

Fort Zero can serve a variety of uses, including: In enterprise on-premises data centers, where compliance and data security are critical. In remote or local locations, such as retail stores, where continuous, secure customer data analytics can provide a major competitive advantage. In the field, where temporary deployments with unstable connectivity, such as airplanes or vehicles, are needed to ensure business continuity.

“Enterprises are looking to Zero Trust to modernize their cybersecurity programs and keep pace with evolving threats,” said John Grady, Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group. “But deciding where to start, which features to prioritize, and what actions to take to accelerate maturity can be complex. IT and cybersecurity leaders need help planning and implementing the right tools to support their strategy. Project Fort Zero accelerates this process with an end-to-end solution blueprint that can be applied to any enterprise and is built on a validated, globally recognized reference architecture.”

KIM GIANG