Zero Trust in Action: From Strategy to Results

Why SOCs Wrestle with Zero Trust Navid Wlotzka • January 8, 2026

Zero Trust is everywhere. Security leaders champion it in boardrooms, regulators reference it in mandates, and vendors weave it into nearly every pitch. The guiding principle—never trust, always verify—appears simple but many organizations still struggle to get beyond strategy decks and policy frameworks.

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The reality is that Zero Trust only delivers value when it’s operationalized. That means moving from written policies to real-time enforcement such as detecting suspicious behavior, continuously verifying access, and automating responses without human bottlenecks. For SOC analysts, engineers, and incident responders, this is where the gap between theory and practice becomes painfully clear.

Elastic and Tines help close that gap. By unifying high-fidelity detection with automated, policy-driven workflows, the two platforms enable teams to bring Zero Trust to life in daily ...