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Implement secure conduit architecture for OT remote access following IEC 62443 zones and conduits model, deploying jump servers, MFA-enabled gateways, session recording, and approval-based workflows to control vendor and engineer access to industrial control systems without exposing OT networks directly.

This skill covers deploying HashiCorp Vault for centralized secrets management across cloud environments, including dynamic secret generation for databases and cloud providers, transit encryption, PKI certificate management, and Kubernetes integration. It addresses eliminating hardcoded credentials from application code and CI/CD pipelines by implementing short-lived, automatically rotated secrets.

Configuring Zscaler Private Access (ZPA) to replace traditional VPN with zero trust network access by deploying App Connectors, defining application segments, configuring access policies based on user identity and device posture, and integrating with IdPs.

Deploy and configure Tailscale as a WireGuard-based zero trust mesh VPN with identity-aware access controls, ACLs, and exit nodes for secure peer-to-peer connectivity.

Implement NextDNS as a zero trust DNS filtering layer with encrypted resolution, threat intelligence blocking, privacy protection, and organizational policy enforcement across all endpoints.

Design and implement Privileged Access Workstations (PAWs) with device hardening, just-in-time access, and integration with CyberArk or BeyondTrust for secure administrative operations.

Implement Kubernetes network segmentation using Calico NetworkPolicy and GlobalNetworkPolicy for zero-trust pod-to-pod communication.

Deploying Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access for SASE-based zero trust network access using GlobalProtect agents, ZTNA Connectors, security policy enforcement, and integration with Strata Cloud Manager for unified security management.

Deploys remote browser isolation (RBI) as a core component of a Zero Trust architecture. Implements isolation policies with URL categorization and risk-based routing, content disarming and reconstruction (CDR) for file sanitization, data loss prevention controls within isolated sessions, and integration with Secure Web Gateway and ZTNA platforms. Based on Cloudflare Browser Isolation, Menlo Security, and Zscaler RBI approaches. Use when hardening web access against zero-day exploits, phishing, credential theft, and browser-based data exfiltration.

This skill guides organizations through implementing zero trust architecture in cloud environments following NIST SP 800-207 and Google BeyondCorp principles. It covers identity-centric access controls, micro-segmentation, continuous verification, device trust assessment, and deploying Identity-Aware Proxy to eliminate implicit network trust in AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.