Zero Trust Creator Says Model Holds Firm Against AI-Assisted Attacks

John Kindervag, who introduced zero trust in 2010, has published a new book, Cyber Resilience at Machine Speed: The Zero Trust Model for the AI Era. He argues AI threats are the same as always but faster and larger in scale, and zero trust can stop them if the policy engine is correctly implemented.

• Kindervag introduced zero trust in a 2010 Forrester report
• The book features chapters by invited experts
• Cited example: 700+ rogue agents attacking Hugging Face
• Key caveat: policy engine must be correctly implemented and protected