ZeroTrustSpecial Archives

Sean Connelly, TIC Program Manager, CISA, DHS — Sean Connelly speaks Jan. 28, 2020, at the Zero Trust Security Summit presented by Duo Security and produced by FedScoop and CyberScoop. (Scoop News Group)

Let’s Talk About IT Ep. 17 — A guide to Zero Trust, featuring CISA’s Sean Connelly

Sean Connelly joins Let's Talk About IT to discuss federal efforts to move to a zero-trust security model.

Mar 10, 2021 By Billy Mitchell

Washington, D.C., city skyline, federal agencies, Congress — (Getty Images)

The pandemic isn’t the only thing pushing CIOs to modernize IT

Many needs predate the global crisis, according to the Professional Services Council, and will need attention moving forward.

Jan 13, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir

Frank Konieczny, Air Force — Frank Konieczny speaks April 25, 2019, at the Security Through Innovation Summit presented by McAfee and produced by FedScoop and CyberScoop. (Scoop News Group)

Air Force pushing ‘mission-critical’ applications to zero trust

The Air Force is moving quickly to Zero Trust.

Jan 12, 2021 By Jackson Barnett

Industry urges agencies to accelerate zero trust adoption after SolarWinds hack

Zero-trust security couldn't stop the SolarWinds hack, but it could, and did, mitigate the damage, according to cyber experts.

Jan 9, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir

How the DOD is leading the charge on zero trust

A look at the DOD's leading push to zero trust.

Jan 9, 2021 By Jackson Barnett

Authentication tools alone will not be enough to secure networks

Remote work conditions underlined deficiencies in PIV authentication, and the need for dynamic authentication to improve zero-trust security.

Jan 8, 2021 By Bryan Rosensteel

TIC-mas is here: CISA issues network security guidance for remote work

The draft Remote User Use Case is the latest addition to Trusted Internet Connections 3.0 core guidance, along with the Reference Architecture: Volume 2.

Dec 23, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir

Pentagon, Department of Defense, DOD — (DOD / Lisa Ferdinando)

Zero trust guide coming to DOD in 2021

The reference guide will be a key starting point for IT shops and defense agencies to move to a zero trust model of networking.

Dec 14, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

John B. Sherman speaks at the Defense Intelligence Agency DoDIIS Worldwide Conference Intelligence Community Chief Information Officer panel, Aug. 20, 2019, at the Tampa Convention Center, in Florida. (DoD photo)

Teleworking brings zero trust to bear at DOD as phishing attacks increase

A "healthy dialog" has been sparked by the need to move to a zero trust security architecture, DOD Deputy CIO CIO John Sherman said.

Nov 10, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

Navy IT leaders — Aaron Weis, the Navy’s chief information Officer, left in blue jacket, listens to Dana Deasy, the Department of Defense’s CIO, speaks at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 4, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps / Cpl. Dalton S. Swanbeck)

Navy moving toward zero-trust network, with pandemic as pivot point

The Navy's top IT official said the service will use the modernization prompted by the pandemic to move to a zero-trust model for security.

Oct 15, 2020 By Jackson Barnett