Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Cybersecurity is no longer just for large enterprises. Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are boosting security investments as cyber risks increase and digital operations expand. According to Omdia, SMBs account for more than 99% of organizations worldwide. In 2025, these businesses increased their cybersecurity spending by 11%, reaching $64.3 billion. This surge reflects an important shift. SMBs are no longer treating cybersecurity as a reactive IT expense.

The evolution of cybersecurity challenges and the rapid pace of digital transformation have led security leaders to focus increasingly on robust and adaptive security frameworks. Among them, zero-trust identity management has emerged as a cornerstone of modern security strategies.

SafeBreach Senior Product Marketing Manager Tova Dvorin explores the critical necessity of continuous validation in Zero Trust architectures, specifically focusing on the integration of SafeBreach and Akamai Guardicore. While microsegmentation is a foundational element in the defense against lateral movement and ransomware propagation, dynamic infrastructure and policy drift often create “blind spots” that compromise security posture.

Zero trust used to sound like yet another security buzzword. In SaaS environments, it has turned into something far more practical: a way to keep your business moving fast without assuming that anything or anyone is safe just because they are “inside” your systems. Zero trust in SaaS is about treating every login, every device, and every request as something you verify in real time instead of something you blindly trust because it passed a VPN check once.

In the world of cybersecurity, "starting from scratch" is a double-edged sword. On one hand, you have a clean slate; on the other, you face a mountain of configurations, best practices, and potential "gotchas.".

This guide walks through how to deploy microservices with Zero Trust using SPIFFE identities, service mesh mTLS, and short-lived certificates. You’ll learn how to deploy a secure microservices application, configure default-deny authorization policies, and rebuild service connectivity with explicit SPIFFE-based allow rules.