HPE at Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2025

Solution provider session

Zero Trust is essential for modern security—but it’s also confusing, exhausting, and occasionally soul-crushing. In this session, join John and Gram as they walk (not fall) through the real-world trenches of implementing Zero Trust, building on Gartner’s “Strategic Roadmap for Zero-Trust Security Program Implementation”—and more importantly, their own hard-earned lessons from doing it the messy, human way.

The session will unpack why mindset matters more than magic technology, why starting small beats boiling the ocean, and how Zero Trust can actually help you clean up IT processes that have been collecting digital dust for years. You’ll also find out why network segmentation is the keystone of your Zero Trust strategy—and where it usually breaks down (hint: ghost traffic).

Expect polls, stories, and a few laughs as we explore:

• Why “Zero Trust” sounds terrifying (and how to make it less so)
• Agile vs. waterfall: or, How to start small and scale
• Getting Security and Infrastructure to collaborate for mutual success
• Real-world segmentation fails and how to avoid starring in your own

Whether you're just starting out or well along the way, you'll leave with practical tips—and possibly a therapy group for navigating the Zero Trust journey.