Defense and intelligence agencies are demystifying Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) and developing an understanding of what it is and how to integrate it within their organizations. With recent government mandates, it is important to understand the key principles of Zero Trust so that agencies can meet the mandates.
By educating the workforce, the warfighters, and collaborating with other agencies, the defense and intelligence communities can be better prepared to deploy Zero Trust infrastructures. A key challenge is gaining clarity around how Zero Trust is different from older Defense in Depth strategies and using repeatable Zero Trust capability models for ongoing adoption.
These were the key insights of a recent episode of the Government Technology Insider on Zero Trust and the federal government. In this episode on “Demystifying Zero Trust for the DoD and IC,” Wes Withrow, Public Sector Solutions Executive with Verizon; and Patrick Perry, Senior Director Strategic Initiatives DoD and IC Focused at Zscaler take the time to unpack the term and identify its central tenets.
“Large federal agencies are struggling with how to operate their environments at the speed of the enemy,” said Perry. “Zero Trust can help by providing better information sharing between agencies and can also simplify Internet-facing security capabilities. It’s also important to start identifying key policies and get strong partners that are future-facing and focused.”
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