Government’s Journey to Zero Trust Podcast (S1E3)

You should listen to this podcast because it shows you two similar approaches to implementing a zero trust initiative in two challenging federal environments. Compare the obstacles your agency is having to learn best practices.

Brian Campo from DHS has a workforce that includes 250,000 employees with contractors that can surge to 450,000. Gerald Caron, from the State Department, has to juggle 106,000 in 275 locations.

During the interview, each one talks about how they had to overcome challenges in their respective areas. He suggests that zero trust is a mindset. Instead of asking if an OS is patched, one should ask how things are protected, how people are accessing it, and who needs access.

It boils down to thinking differently about how a network operates when under the constraints of COVID. Gerard Caron shares that the State Department was in the process of improving its remote access capabilities before COVID. Many of these improvements weren’t supposed to happen until 2021.

Brian Campo, from DHS, thinks that this crisis allows his organization to improve security as well as give them more capability. He wants to make zero trust an enabler for his workforce. He understands security controls can be complex, but he wants to apply those controls in an environment that simplifies the user experience.

Rounding out the points of view is Tony Lauro from Akamai. He brings insight in how Akamai can assist federal agencies in implementing zero trust.

To view this webinar: Government’s Journey to Zero Trust.

Featured Speakers:

• Brian Campo, Acting Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Department of Homeland Security
• Gerald Caron, Director, Enterprise Network Management, Department of State
• Tony Lauro, Director, Security Technology & Strategy, Akamai Technologies
• John Breeden II, Moderator & Chief Executive Officer, The Tech Writer’s Bureau