Zero Trust has revolutionized the way agencies everywhere are securing their networks, and this week on Feds at the Edge, we talk with titans in the field, including John Kindervag, Chief Evangelist with Illumio, who in 2010 coined the phrase “zero trust model.”  We delve into this stricter cybersecurity program where identity leads in the guideposts in defending today’s cyber landscape.

 Dr. Robert Roser, CISO with the Idaho National Laboratory agrees, “Without identity, nothing else matters.”   

 We also discuss the larger-than-life landscape that agencies are tasked with protecting. Sean Connelly, Federal Zero Trust Architect with CISA reminds listeners, while most know the big three cloud providers, there are over 300. Limiting our understanding to “the main and the plain” could lead to trouble. La Monte R. Yarborough, Acting DCIO, CISO and Executive Director, Office of Information Security, HHS, shares HHS is tasked with protecting 1200+ networks every day.