What Zero Trust Means for the Federal Employee
Zero trust would combat two of today’s greatest security challenges: increased endpoints driven by telework and the misuse of privileged credentials.
Zero trust would combat two of today’s greatest security challenges: increased endpoints driven by telework and the misuse of privileged credentials.
As the distance that networks cover grows, so do the chances of a cybersecurity incident disrupting agencies’ resilience. Cloud-based identity and access management (IAM) can free agencies from this predicament.
Security staff shouldn’t waste time playing catch-up with bad actors. And that experience shouldn’t inconvenience users either.
“Identity is not just about protecting people, it is about protecting things like servers that matter to your agency because they are mission-critical.”
Identity and access management (IAM) is critical to helping agencies navigate this new normal.
Identity and access management is essential to modern cybersecurity. As agencies transform their IT environments through the adoption of cloud solutions, they need to ensure they can easily manage which users have access to which applications and data
As telework has expanded across government, and will likely permanently shift the paradigm of public and private sector work, technologists have had to pay special attention to maintaining security while not stifling users.
Agencies need to begin building citizen trust now, and one way is by offering consistently secure access to information.
Customer identity and access management (CIAM) is a complex undertaking, requiring agencies to manage user logins, self-service registration and identity databases at scale.
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