For the federal government, a zero trust architecture assumes that all traffic on an agency’s internal network is potentially malicious. Consequently, it requires taking measures to: Authenticate all connections Identify all devices, users, applications, and services Ensure that traffic goes…
Federal government looks to bolster cybersecurity infrastructures due to heightened security threats
This article originally appeared on the official DLT Solutions blog. The heightened threat of retaliatory cyberattacks by Russia against critical U.S. IT infrastructure is prompting federal investments in cybersecurity to strengthen its cyber defense posture. The ongoing conflict in the…
Federal Zero Trust: Agencies have questions, Quest and DLT have answers
In the last few years, there has been a dramatic increase in both the number and sophistication levels of cyberattacks against federal agencies. And with a record number of federal employees relying on remote work technologies, agency network perimeters are…
NIST, NSA, DoD, or HHS – which zero trust recommendation makes the most sense?
In May of this year, the Biden Administration released an executive order focusing on cybersecurity that mandated government agencies put a zero trust plan on paper within 60 days. This executive order certainly made headlines within and around the Beltway,…
