From b7bd974b484059b296a30a85533b94a66a378e92 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: fria <138676274+friadev@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2025 08:00:51 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] add attacker diagram --- blog/posts/zero-trust.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) diff --git a/blog/posts/zero-trust.md b/blog/posts/zero-trust.md index 7f7dddd5..8e75d9dc 100644 --- a/blog/posts/zero-trust.md +++ b/blog/posts/zero-trust.md @@ -37,4 +37,24 @@ Anyone outside the network is considered "untrusted" and are not given access to D --> B; B --> E[Printer]; E --> B; +``` + +This doesn't just include people physically inside the network, this also includes people connecting to the network over a VPN. Once the VPN spits you out, it's like you're physically there on the network, along with all the privileges that entails. + +## Issues + +You might notice this model leaves people on the network and the network itself highly vulnerable; once a malicious actor is inside the network, they can wreak havok and access troves of data and attack other users and devices. + +``` mermaid + graph LR + A[Untrusted Traffic] -.-> B{Network Boundary}; + B --> C[Network Drive]; + C --> B; + B --> D[User]; + D --> B; + B --> E[Printer]; + E --> B; + C --> F(Attacker); + D --> F; + E --> F; ``` \ No newline at end of file