The Cost of Delaying Zero Trust

Delaying Zero Trust is no longer a neutral decision - it is an accelerating source of cyber risk.
This report exposes how attack paths, identities, unmanaged devices, and third-party connections grow faster than traditional defenses can contain them. Using real breach data and a Monte Carlo analysis of annual loss probabilities, it quantifies how every quarter of delay sharply increases an organization’s financial exposure. 

Readers will learn why common excuses consistently fail, why traditional segmentation tools cannot keep pace with modern environments, and how Virtual Chambers enable true Zero Trust in as little as 30 days - without network redesign or operational disruption. 

This is the definitive guide for CISOs, OT leaders, and executives seeking to understand the real cost of Zero Trust delay - and how to eliminate it.

Key Insights

• Risk compounds with every quarter of delay as assets, identities, and connections grow faster than legacy defenses can adapt.
• Recent breaches (UNFI, MGM, Change Healthcare) show VLANs, firewalls, and legacy microsegmentation consistently failing to stop lateral movement.
• Common assumptions collapse under scrutiny: “We’re not a target,” “We already have segmentation,” and “We can do this next quarter.”
• Financial exposure accelerates sharply: modeling shows multi-million-dollar increases in expected annual loss with each quarter of inaction.
• Traditional segmentation can’t keep pace - too slow, too brittle, too dependent on manual updates.
• Virtual Chambers delivers Zero Trust in 30 days, eliminating lateral movement and securing critical assets without network redesign.