Zero Trust is a security initiative/concept that enforces that every user outside or inside an organization gets authenticated, authorized, and comply with various security configurations and the organization’s security posture. The principle followed by the Zero trust model is “never trust, always verify”. The zero trust model is designed to protect digital infrastructure and environments by providing layer 7 threat protection, network segmentation, user access control, and prevention of lateral movement.
NIST has also published a Zero Trust architecture framework, in which Shadow IT is listed as a risk that needs to be assessed.
Scirge gives organizations the tools to discover and manage Shadow IT by tracking where and how corporate credentials are used across SaaS, supply-chain, GenAI, and other web applications. It helps discover Shadow SaaS and Shadow AI, and identify risks like password reuse, shared accounts, and phishing, while providing real-time awareness messages, automated workflows, and actionable insights.