--- title: Why the future of security starts with who, not where description: Traditional perimeter-based security has collapsed as remote work and cloud adoption eliminated the network edge. Modern breaches overwhelmingly involve... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/why-the-future-of-security-starts-with-who-not-where-v57zzchcn twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Why the future of security starts with who, not where | daily.dev og:description: Traditional perimeter-based security has collapsed as remote work and cloud adoption eliminated the network edge. Modern breaches overwhelmingly involve... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-the-future-of-security-starts-with-who-not-where-v57zzchcn og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/V57zzchcN.png og:image:alt: Why the future of security starts with who, not where og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Why the future of security starts with who, not where **[CSO Online](https://daily.dev/sources/csoonline)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Traditional perimeter-based security has collapsed as remote work and cloud adoption eliminated the network edge. Modern breaches overwhelmingly involve compromised credentials rather than network exploits. Zero trust architecture positions identity as the primary control point, requiring MFA, SSO, role-based access, privileged access management, and continuous behavioral monitoring. Organizations must treat identity as core infrastructure with disciplined lifecycle management, least-privilege principles, and shared accountability across teams. The future points toward passwordless authentication, machine identity management, and real-time adaptive access decisions. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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