Building a Zero-Trust Lab: Securing the Digital Ecosystem

As digital ecosystems become more distributed, spanning cloud platforms, SaaS tools, APIs, and remote users, traditional perimeter-based security models no longer suffice. Zero Trust has emerged as a foundational security paradigm built on the assumption that no user, device, or workload should be implicitly trusted, regardless of location.

This hands-on virtual workshop introduces participants to Zero Trust principles through the creation of a functional, cloud-based lab environment. Rather than focusing on theory alone, attendees will actively configure identity-based access controls, network segmentation, and continuous verification mechanisms using free, widely available cloud tools. By the end of the session, participants will have implemented a basic Zero Trust architecture you can extend in their own organizations, gaining both conceptual clarity and practical experience.

The workshop is designed for security practitioners, IT administrators, and technically inclined professionals who want to move from Zero Trust awareness to Zero Trust implementation.

Learning Objectives:

• Explain the core pillars of Zero Trust (identity, device, network, application, data)
• Deploy a simple cloud-based environment that enforces identity-first access
• Implement least-privilege access using conditional policies
• Validate access using logging and policy evaluation
• Leave with a reusable lab you can continue to expand
• BONUS: Leave with additional hands-on projects to continue learning

Who: NPA Members and IT/Networking Professionals

When: March 31, 2026 at 8 PM ET (5 PM PT)

Where: Online Zoom Webinar

Cost:

$0 for NPA Professional, Fellow of IT/Networking, and CNP Members

$10 for Affiliate, Community, Educator/Influencer Members

$25 for non-member IT/Networking Public Guests

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