Assess the Factors Impacting Zero Trust Implementation in Enterprise ZERO-TRUST-DESIGN Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21application · medium

   A large retail chain is rolling out Zero Trust. The security team plans to enforce MFA for all employees and implement device compliance checks. The IT helpdesk is already overwhelmed with password reset requests. The company's workforce includes many part-time seasonal workers who use shared devices. What is the most significant operational impact to plan for?

   • AIncreased helpdesk load due to MFA enrollment and device compliance issues, especially for seasonal workers.
   • BA reduction in security incidents due to improved access controls.
   • CThe need to purchase new devices for all seasonal workers to meet compliance requirements.
   • DThe requirement to hire additional security analysts to monitor the new Zero Trust logs.
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2. 22foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a key factor that influences the adoption and deployment of Zero Trust in an enterprise environment?

   • AThe organization's current security posture and culture
   • BThe number of employees in the organization
   • CThe brand of security tools currently in use
   • DThe physical location of the headquarters
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4. 23foundation · easy

   When evaluating technical infrastructure constraints for Zero Trust, which of the following is an example of a constraint?

   • AThe company's policy on remote work
   • BThe number of employees in the IT department
   • CThe organization's budget for security training
   • DThe existing network architecture that lacks segmentation
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5. 24application · medium

   A financial services firm is assessing its infrastructure for Zero Trust readiness. They have a mix of on-premises data centers and cloud workloads. The network team reports that the existing firewall rules are complex and often misconfigured, leading to overly permissive access. The identity team has already implemented strong MFA and conditional access. What is the most critical technical constraint to address in the Zero Trust design?

   • AThe lack of MFA for all users, which is a prerequisite for Zero Trust.
   • BThe mix of on-premises and cloud workloads, which prevents a unified Zero Trust policy.
   • CThe need to replace all existing firewalls with next-generation firewalls.
   • DThe complexity of existing firewall rules, which makes it difficult to enforce least-privilege access.
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6. 25application · medium

   A software development company is adopting Zero Trust. The company uses a microservices architecture with many internal APIs. The security team wants to enforce authentication and authorization for every API call. However, the developers are concerned about performance overhead and the complexity of integrating security into each service. What is the best approach to address this technical constraint?

   • AImplement an API gateway that handles authentication and authorization centrally.
   • BRequire each microservice to implement its own authentication and authorization logic.
   • CUse network segmentation to protect the APIs instead of application-level security.
   • DDisable authentication for internal APIs to improve performance.
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