Ep 68 - Critical Communications and the Intelligence Community - Part 2: Zero Trust – The Security Oxymoron

Ep 68 - Critical Communications and the Intelligence Community - Part 2: Zero Trust – The Security Oxymoron

Author: Government Technology Insider December 11, 2023 Duration: 16:43

With nation-state and non-state actors laser-focused on gaining strategic advantage by compromising IT environments, one of the top priorities for the United States Intelligence Community (IC) is the security and integrity of its networks and data. Following the Executive Order on Cybersecurity issued in May 2021, Zero Trust Architecture has become the go-to security posture for the federal government. Understanding the advantages that Zero Trust will bring and how it is not a security oxymoron is paramount for the IC, which deals with highly complex missions such as threats from nation-states, destabilizing terrorism, and cybersecurity emerging as the new battlefield.

These were the key insights in the second part of our Government Technology Insider Critical Communications and Intel Agencies Podcast Series Zero-Trust: The Security Oxymoron with Anurag Dave, Global Product Manager SDP and Zero Trust Solutions at Verizon.


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