{"id":51325,"date":"2023-09-08T18:44:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T18:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/09\/08\/pentagon-to-review-zero-trust-blueprints-across-military-services\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:53:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:53:22","slug":"pentagon-to-review-zero-trust-blueprints-across-military-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2023\/09\/08\/pentagon-to-review-zero-trust-blueprints-across-military-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon to review zero-trust blueprints across military services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Pentagon leadership will begin reviewing plans to implement zero-trust measures across the military, as cybersecurity officials eye a 2027 deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pentagon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/it-networks\/2023\/08\/03\/pentagon-cio-pushes-defense-agencies-to-tap-9-billion-cloud-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chief Information Officer John Sherman<\/a> on Sept. 7 said the services and other defense organizations will submit their blueprints in the coming weeks, with evaluations scheduled between then and \u201cthe holiday period.\u201d The inspections will be led by Randy Resnick, the director of the zero-trust portfolio management office, and his team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s a very important milestone, coming up here next month, to get these plans in and start the assessment,\u201d Sherman said at the Billington Cybersecurity Summit in Washington. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to flip the script here, given what we face here in 2023 and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zero trust is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/cyber\/2022\/11\/22\/pentagon-publishes-zero-trust-cyber-strategy-eyes-2027-implementation\/\" target=\"_blank\">a different paradigm for cybersecurity<\/a> \u2014 one that assumes networks are always at risk or already jeopardized, requiring constant validation of devices, users and their virtual reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2386\" height=\"1336\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-22-at-12.01.17-PM.png.png\" alt=\"This chart was included in the Pentagon's new zero-trust strategy and provides a look at what the new approach to cybersecurity comprises.\" class=\"wp-image-112133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-22-at-12.01.17-PM.png.png 2386w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-22-at-12.01.17-PM.png.png?resize=300,168 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-22-at-12.01.17-PM.png.png?resize=768,430 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-22-at-12.01.17-PM.png.png?resize=1024,573 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-22-at-12.01.17-PM.png.png?resize=1536,860 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-22-at-12.01.17-PM.png.png?resize=2048,1147 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2386px) 100vw, 2386px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This chart was featured in the Pentagon&#8217;s zero-trust strategy and provides a peek at what the new approach to cybersecurity comprises. (Photo provided\/U.S. Department of Defense)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 2015, the Department of Defense has experienced more than 12,000 cyber incidents, with annual totals steadily declining since 2017, according to a Government Accountability Office report. The push to beef up digital defenses comes as the U.S. prepares for potential conflict with Russia or China. Both wield serious cyber arsenals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon published its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/cyber\/2023\/05\/03\/zero-trust-would-have-helped-prevent-pentagon-leak-cio-sherman-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">zero-trust strategy<\/a> in November. It detailed dozens of activities and capabilities needed to reach \u201ctargeted\u201d zero trust by 2027. Dozens more are need to satisfy \u201cadvanced\u201d requirements farther down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Different approaches from different organizations are expected, but with the same goal in mind. Sherman has previously likened it to a pick-your-own adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen you have combatant commanders talking about zero trust, the chairman of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/c2-comms\/2023\/07\/19\/heres-how-joint-chiefs-vice-chairman-grady-sees-jadc2\/\" target=\"_blank\">the Joint Chiefs of Staff<\/a> talking about zero trust, it is in the DNA of the department now,\u201d he said Thursday. \u201cEverybody\u2019s rowing in the same direction.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got to flip the script here, given what we face here in 2023 and beyond,\u201d Pentagon CIO John Sherman said at a cybersecurity 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