Trust is the willingness to be harmed by another.

We assign trust based on this willingness. That cascades down to the risk we are willing to accept when dealing with people, entities, content, and mechanisms.

Trusting nothing is unreasonable. It hinders creativity and growth. Excessive controls and processes increase costs and hinder agility in the face of change.

Blind trust is imprudent. There is no accountability for actions taken, and the consequences of those ill-thought-out actions are often severe and harmful to the organization.

A reasonable and prudent approach is to create a trust architecture.

Trust Architects collaborates with you to develop a trust architecture that ensures reasonable and prudent approaches to quantify:

Who: Who or what do you trust?
What: What is the extent of that trust?
Why: For what purpose has trust been assigned? (Authorized or assigned?)
When: Over what periods is that trust authorized? (or assigned?)

We apply these factors across your organization, enabling consistent decision-making based on current situations and anticipated outcomes. A trust architecture replaces ad-hoc decisions with a consistent process, reducing costs and simplifying operations.