Example Concept: Zero trust in a hybrid cloud environment focuses on verifying every user and device attempting to access resources, regardless of their location. This involves deploying identity and access management (IAM) solutions to enforce strict authentication and authorization policies, using micro-segmentation to isolate workloads, and continuously monitoring network traffic for anomalies. By adopting a zero trust architecture, organizations can reduce the attack surface and ensure that only authenticated and authorized entities can access sensitive data.