Zero Trust Automation: Building Resilient Test Frameworks for Continuous Verific

Presentation Title:
Zero Trust Automation: Building Resilient Test Frameworks for Continuous Verification

Description:
Zero Trust Security Architectures (ZTA) are reshaping enterprise cybersecurity, replacing perimeter-based models with continuous authentication and dynamic access controls. While this shift strengthens security, it disrupts traditional test automation, which relies on static credentials and predictable authentication flows. As organizations adopt short-lived tokens, just-in-time access, and behavioral authorization, platform engineers and SDETs face mounting challenges in maintaining reliable CI/CD pipelines. Early adopters, especially in finance and healthcare, have reported up to a 41% increase in pipeline failures, with 68% stemming from authentication-related issues.
This session explores how to redesign automation frameworks to thrive in Zero Trust environments. Drawing on real-world implementations including a Tier 1 North American bank that initially saw test reliability drop from 92% to under 60% we outline strategies to restore and enhance stability. Attendees will learn how AI-driven token lifecycle prediction (achieving 89% accuracy), redundant authentication paths, and policy-as-code integrations can dramatically improve test reliability. We also highlight the use of chaos engineering to validate resilience under fluctuating security conditions.
Participants will gain practical insights and actionable blueprints to build security-aware test architectures that treat authentication and authorization as integral parts of the system under test. This approach ensures high test stability and rapid delivery, even in the most security-conscious organizations.