Session: Zero Trust for the AI Era: Securing Today’s Cloud with Microsoft’s Well-Architected Principles

This session focuses on applying Microsoft’s Zero Trust model to the Security pillar of the Well-Architected Framework. It will guide attendees through how to implement key principles—verify explicitly, use least privilege, and assume breach—within modern AI environments that increasingly integrate AI. Real-world challenges around identity protection, data governance, and workload isolation will be examined alongside strategies to balance strong protection with user productivity. The session highlights how Zero Trust is not only critical for securing today’s business applications but also foundational for sustainable and trustworthy AI adoption in the enterprise.