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Device trust & posture, defined.

Direct, definitive answers to the questions that come up when evaluating device trust and endpoint posture: what each term means, why it matters, and how Lorika implements it.

What is a Device Trust Platform?

A category of security tooling that continuously assesses the configuration of an endpoint and represents that assessment as a signal other systems can use as an access condition. Distinct from EDR and MDM.

What is Zero-Trust device verification?

The pattern of treating every device as untrusted by default and requiring proof of secure configuration before granting access to any resource — the device-posture half of Zero Trust.

What is endpoint security posture management?

Continuous measurement of the security configuration of every endpoint against a baseline, with drift detection and remediation guidance. Often abbreviated as DSPM (device security posture management).

What is continuous compliance evidence?

Replacing point-in-time audits with always-on evidence that controls are operating effectively, written to an immutable log. Reduces SOC 2 / ISO 27001 audit cost and time.

What is a device Security Score?

A 0–100 numeric representation of a device's security posture, severity-weighted across all applicable configuration checks, used as an at-a-glance fitness indicator and as a Conditional Access input.

What is BYOD device trust?

Verifying that personally-owned devices used for work meet a security baseline, without enrolling them in MDM. Read-only observation, voluntary install, privacy-respecting by design.

What is Conditional Access for devices?

A security pattern where access to a resource is granted only if the requesting device's posture signal meets a threshold. The signal is typically a Security Score from a Device Trust Platform.

What is package-level CVE scanning?

Matching every installed software package on a device against vulnerability databases (CVE, GHSA, OSV) to identify known security advisories and whether a patched version is available.

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