Zero-Trust for Small Teams

Practical Implementation Without Enterprise Budgets

PROJECT STATUS: PLANNED 🟡 FOCUS: Identity · Access Control · Network Segmentation TARGET: Startups · Small Engineering Teams

⚡ TL;DR

Zero Trust is often marketed as an expensive enterprise solution. This research explores how small teams can implement core ZT principles (verify explicitly, least privilege, assume breach) using open-source tools and smart configuration, rather than costly appliances.

🔬 Core Research Areas

1. Identity Management: Securing access without expensive SSO.
2. Device Trust: enforcing health checks on developer machines.
3. Network Micro-segmentation: Protecting internal resources (WireGuard/Tailscale).
4. Policy Enforcement: verifiable access logs and audit trails.

Expected Outcome: A “Zero-Trust Starter Kit” for teams under 50 people.