Cybersecurity challenges drive adoption of zero trust – Washington Technology
EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVES
Cybersecurity challenges drive adoption of zero trust
Executives share views on challenges as targets and frequency increase
The need to improve our cybersecurity posture is a no brainer but that doesn’t make it an easy proposition.
Executives at this Washington Technology Executive Perspectives roundtable described how the type of threats in today’s cybersecurity landscape are well known, but the frequency of attacks and types of targets continue to grow.
But they also see optimism stemming from President Biden’s May 12 Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity and how it advances concepts such as zero trust.
During our discussion, the executives often referred back to the executive order as laying a foundation for progress. But they also made it clear that there is no endpoint; no moment when constant vigilance is no longer the standard of good cyber hygiene.
This virtual discussion is part of a series of roundtables that Washington Technology has been conducting this year with industry executives. We convene a group of top executives in the market to share their insights. The discussion is on the record, but we operate under Chatham House rules in that comments will not be attributed to the individuals nor their companies. See the sidebar to view who attended our cybersecurity discussion.
Our previous Executive Perspectives have resulted in articles on innovation and culture, digital transformation, and the future of the workforce.
To kick off the cybersecurity discussion, we started with a simple question: How has the state of cybersecurity changed in the last decade?
The simple answer from several executives was that the type of attacks haven’t changed significantly and while nation-state led attacks have increased, they also have been around for more than a decade.
“But we’ve seen an incredible increase in scale and the threats are touching a wider-swath of industry, government and individuals,” one executive said.
The attack on the elections is a prime example of the expansion of targets.
PARTICIPANTS
Allen Badeau
Chief Technology Officer, NCI Information Systems
Daniel Carroll
Field CTO for Cybersecurity, Dell Technologies
Ian Dickinson
Chief Operating Officer, Bryce Technologies
Sujey Edward
CTO, Octo Consulting
Garland Garris
Senior Cyber Security Lead, Accenture Federal
Larry Henry
Chief Technology Officer, GDIT
Jeff Mims
Chief Technologist, Leidos
Jason Starkey
Director, Technical Services, Darkblade Systems
Bobbie Stempfley
Vice President, Dell Technologies
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Source: https://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2021/10/25/exec-perspectives-cybersecurity-trends.aspx