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Zero Trust Architecture

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Confidence
82%
Status
Executing
Budget
$5.2M / 24mo
Target decision
Q4 2026
Business objective

Eliminate implicit trust across the enterprise estate by enforcing identity-aware micro-segmentation and least-privilege access.

Decision summary

The perimeter-based security model is no longer defensible against lateral movement and insider risk. This decision mandates a multi-year Zero Trust rollout covering identity, device, network, and application trust layers across all Wood Mackenzie environments.

Objectives
  • Enforce identity-aware micro-segmentation across all environments
  • Achieve 100% MFA coverage and passwordless for privileged roles
  • Reduce blast radius via workload isolation in trading systems
  • Integrate continuous trust scoring into SOC workflows
Key risks
High
Legacy application compatibility with identity proxy
High
Trading floor latency from inline inspection
Medium
User experience degradation during rollout
Medium
Third-party vendor integration complexity
Timeline
Mar 12
Decision opened
Apr 28
Identity foundation deployed
Jun 15
Phase 1 — Corporate & cloud complete
Aug 30
Phase 2 — Trading network segmentation
Dec 15
Full estate validation & board sign-off
Stakeholders
PR
Priya Raman
CISO — Owner
MH
Marcus Hale
Head of Infrastructure
AP
Aisha Patel
Head of Engineering
DC
Daniel Cho
VP Procurement
Expert recommendations
HM
Dr. Hannah Mehta
Lead Analyst — Cybersecurity

"Wood Mackenzie's OT footprint and energy threat profile push the recommendation toward CrowdStrike Falcon Complete + Charlotte AI. Confirm Defender economics for non-trading endpoints."

JO
James Okafor
Principal Analyst — Enterprise Architecture

"Wood Mackenzie's OT footprint and energy threat profile push the recommendation toward CrowdStrike Falcon Complete + Charlotte AI. Confirm Defender economics for non-trading endpoints."

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