Environment-Aware Adaptive Zero-Trust Networking Framework for Reducing Network Complexity and Latency in Enterprise Hybrid Cloud Environments
Zero-trust architecture strengthens resource-centric security but can increase access-decision latency, policy volume, and operational coupling in hybrid cloud, edge, Internet of Things, and remote-access environments. This study presents the Adaptive Environment-Aware Zero Trust Orchestration Framework (AEZTOF), a clo...