# Contractors Apply Zero Trust to Backups

The TechTarget article recommends applying zero-trust controls to backup and recovery systems to reduce unauthorized deletion, changes to retention settings, and ransomware-related data loss. It identifies phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication, least-privilege and just-in-time access, anomaly detection, and integration with existing identity-management systems as relevant capabilities. No government solicitation, contract, budget, or procurement deadline is reported, so the development signals a potential security requirement area rather than a specific buying opportunity.

- Procurement teams can assess whether backup and recovery requirements address access controls, retention-setting protection, anomaly detection, and identity-system integration.
- Contractors providing backup, recovery, or cybersecurity services may find demand for solutions that apply these controls while minimizing added complexity and identity silos.
- The article describes the principle as: “Applying zero-trust in data management means having practices or technology in place that verify these requests are genuine and authorized before carrying out the request.”

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Cybersecurity
**Published:** October 28, 2026

### Vendors
- Dell ()
- Microsoft ()
- Rubrik ()

### Key Quotes
> Applying zero-trust in data management means having practices or technology in place that verify these requests are genuine and authorized before carrying out the request.
> — Johnny Yu, Research Manager at IDC

> Each transaction is explicitly and continuously authenticated and authorized. And access to the backup data is restricted to the backup system, with no or very limited access for users.
> — Jack Poller, Senior Analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group

### Sources
- [Use zero-trust data management to better protect backups | TechTarget](https://www.techtarget.com/news/Use-zero-trust-data-management-to-better-protect-backups/843375) - TechTarget