Example Concept: Zero trust in a hybrid cloud environment involves implementing identity and access management (IAM) with multi-factor authentication (MFA), micro-segmentation of network resources, and continuous monitoring of user activities and network traffic. By leveraging principles from frameworks like NIST SP 800-207, organizations can enforce least privilege access, ensuring that users and devices have only the necessary permissions to perform their tasks, and all access requests are authenticated and authorized in real-time.