Ever since the issuance of Executive Order 14028, issued in May 2021 to improve cybersecurity across the entire government by implementing a zero trust architecture, federal agencies have been hard at work to meet the requirement. Then, in October 2023 – less than 18 months later – a new executive order, 14110, was released on the “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence.” These are...

In the dynamic realm of digital security, the necessity for advanced cybersecurity measures is paramount. Progressive companies committed to protecting their digital infrastructure should focus on supporting their employees’ professional growth by enrolling them in the Certificate of Competence in Zero Trust (CCZT) training. This specialized course provides an in-depth exploration of the Zero Trust framework, arming participants with cut...

Ongoing government-wide zero trust implementations exemplify the fact that traditional end-point and perimeter-based security are not enough to protect valuable data. Enter data-centric security, which offers CISOs transformative opportunities to fortify data protection, compliance adherence and operational efficiency. Yet, ensuring robust defense mechanisms remains imperative, given the diverse pathways to data each with its own unique securi...

Identity is the first pillar in the CISA Zero Trust Framework and governs who has access to the right resources at the right time. However, many organizations still struggle to implement a cohesive strategy that effectively incorporates the three core elements of identity - IAM, IGA, and PAM in today’s landscape. Join us on May 30th for a discussion surrounding Modern Identity in State Government. Okta & Active Cyber will cover the i...

Join our ATARC Zero Trust Lab Phase 2 Demonstration with GuidePoint Security and Technology Partners. GuidePoint Security experts have been working with industry leading partners in the federal cybersecurity space, leveraging their capabilities in our Zero Trust lab to build integrated solutions for federal use cases. Recognizing that the traditional perimeter model is failing to protect our most valued data, every one of our technology partne...

In the face of escalating attacks spanning broader scope, scale, and attrition, today’s public sector cybersecurity leaders must transition from simple compliance to more comprehensive risk management – while accelerating threat response and mean time to remediation (MTTR). From leveraging artificial intelligence-enabled automation to operationalizing zero trust, from fortifying cloud environments to mitigating supply chain vulnera...

Achieving complete visibility across complex federal environments is at the crux of effective defense against today’s relentless threat landscape, as well as a core tenet of zero trust and compliance. Yet gaining an in-depth, accurate inventory of all IT, OT, IoT, mobile, and remote assets has proven elusive for many federal agencies despite deploying tools to this end. Existing solutions have consistently failed to uncover risky unknown...

Defense Strategies Institute is proud to announce the 5th Annual Digital Forensics for National Security Symposium on May 15-16th, 2024. The Digital Forensics Symposium will bring together IC, DoD, federal government, industry, and academia in a town hall style forum to collaborate across the community on ways to advance digital forensics solutions to support criminal investigations, crime prevention, and threat mitigation efforts.The symposiu...

Do you have all the parts of zero trust in place to control risk to your crown jewels? If you don't know where to start, you probably need to assess your situation. Using a zero trust readiness assessment you can see what parts of the people, process, and technology triad you already have in place and what you don't. With a readiness assessment you can figure out what to focus on first in order to tackle the remaining parts of the zero trust j...