The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency recently highlighted the five pillars of a maturity model when it comes to Zero Trust:  Identity, Device, Network, Workload, and Data. There is no accident that the first pilar is identity.

Sean Frazier is a well-known expert in identity management. During this interview, he provides a perspective about this topic that ranges from compliance to assistance in proposal writing.

One can argue that this is an isolated emphasis until you realize that the OMB Memo 22-09 talks about centralized identification, multifactor identification, and device signaling,

It would seem reasonable to conclude that an effective identity management system is a key component in making sure today’s dynamic federal hybrid cloud is safe.