Posted on Nov 27, 2020
Why now is the time for zero trust in DoD cybersecurity
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The sudden and massive shift to a remote work policy across the Department of Defense and the contracting community has created a perfect storm of cyber challenges needing to be addressed. Keenly aware of this, threat actors are taking advantage.
A few months into the COVID-19 crisis, the Pentagon reported a surge in cyberattacks as threat actors sought to exploit more than 4 million employees and contractors who now rely on DoD networks to telework.
A few months into the COVID-19 crisis, the Pentagon reported a surge in cyberattacks as threat actors sought to exploit more than 4 million employees and contractors who now rely on DoD networks to telework.
Why now is the time for zero trust in DoD cybersecurity
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I am rolling on the floor laughing over here. 100% trust in our election infrastructure, 0% trust in our cybersecurity. Things that make you go hmmmmm.
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Cpl (Join to see)
Although your response will go over the heads of the default dems, I believe you sunk that nail with one swing of the hammer.
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With new technology comes new challenges. With covid and remote work becoming commonplace the challenges are even greater. Zero trust needs to mean zero trust. The ability to leak information from whatever remote location you're at, i.e. home, will be greatly increased. Not a fan of remote work when it comes to security.
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For every counter-measure in this wonderful cyber-world, there will be several counter-counter-measures. Can be scary to think about but it is also what drives innovation. The Government will never *drive* innovation - just ask for it to be delivered.
If you ever watched Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - think Vogon!
If you ever watched Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - think Vogon!
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SSG Robert Webster
SSgt (Join to see) - TV series or movie? I read the book back in 1980 about a year after it originally came out. One of the British computer magazines of the period had a review of it. And I checked if the store in Panama had the book and they did, so I bought it. The store was Gran Morrison, which had a pretty decent magazine rack and book department. Plus, that brings back memories of William Gibson's writings that I first read in Omni magazine, I had a subscription starting in either 1979 or 1980 before I left to go to Panama, until about 1986. I even have some of them in my magazine collection.
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Cpl (Join to see)
The qualification process to get the FedRAMP certification for the govCloud is tedious to say the least. Opeining firewalls for individual users outside of the government networks leaves a lot of open holes ideal for exploit.
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