{"id":19072,"date":"2020-08-03T18:58:51","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T18:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2020\/08\/03\/pentagon-wrestles-with-adopting-zero-trust-security-approach\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:06:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:06:46","slug":"pentagon-wrestles-with-adopting-zero-trust-security-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/cyber\/2020\/08\/03\/pentagon-wrestles-with-adopting-zero-trust-security-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon wrestles with adopting zero-trust security approach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 The telework environment caused by the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated conversations about implementing zero-trust network architectures at the U.S. Department of Defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent weeks, several top IT officials have said on virtual events that their departments are discussing concrete steps to move toward zero-trust architectures and away from using the phrase as just buzzword for cybersecurity. Zero-trust is a network architecture that inherently distrusts the user and continuously verifies the identity of the user accessing data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe need for zero-trust has been highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic,\u201d said Vice Adm. Nancy Norton, director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, which manages and secures DoD networks across the globe. She announced July 15 a plan to release a zero-trust framework by the end of the year<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conversations about implementing zero-trust network architectures have been facilitated in part by the hundreds of thousands of DoD employees using the department\u2019s remote collaboration platform, known as the Commercial Virtual Remote Environment<\/a>. That technology has allowed DoD employees to remain productive while working outside the Pentagon. But the network expansion efforts that ensured the working from home was successful also increased the attack surface for the department\u2019s adversaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\t