Workshop

Zero Trust Architectures for the Modern Edge

A hands-on executive workshop on designing Zero Trust architecture for the modern, perimeter-less edge. We move from the failure of legacy perimeter security to identity-aware access and real-time response you can defend to the board.

Date

October 24, 2026

Time

10:00 - 14:00

Location

Online, live executive session

Speakers

Sarah Chen, CTO

Keynote Speaker, Principle Networks

Sarah Chen leads the strategic technology roadmap at Principle Networks, bringing over 15 years of experience in distributed network security. She has guided organisations through the move from legacy VPN models to identity-aware, perimeter-less environments.

Executive workshop series

Zero Trust architecture for the modern edge

As organisations decentralise, the legacy castle-and-moat security model can no longer protect them. This half-day workshop sets out a practical route to Zero Trust architecture for the modern, distributed edge: where the trust boundary really sits, how identity becomes the new perimeter, and how real-time telemetry turns detection into containment.

It is built for leaders accountable for reducing risk who want an approach they can defend to the board. No prior Zero Trust deployment experience is assumed.

Agenda

Workshop agenda

Three working phases take you from the limits of perimeter security to an identity-aware architecture with real-time response.
  1. 1
    Phase 1

    Defining the trust boundary

    Analysing the failure of perimeter-based security in decentralised environments and where trust now has to be drawn.
  2. 2
    Phase 2

    Identity as the new perimeter

    Implementing cryptographically verified machine and human identities as the control point for access.
  3. 3
    Phase 3

    Real-time telemetry and response

    Continuous monitoring and automated isolation of suspicious network nodes before they spread.
Outcomes

What you will learn

You will leave with a defensible view of how Zero Trust applies to your environment and the sequence that lands value first.

  • Why perimeter-based security fails in a decentralised estate
  • How to make identity the enforced control point for access
  • How real-time telemetry turns alerts into automated containment

Secure your seat

Limited to 50 executive participants to keep the session interactive. A recording is shared with registrants.