The Drill Down Insider, with the U.S. Army’s Hussein Johnson

Zero Trust isn’t a one-time fix—it’s a continuous evolution. At the Elastic Public Sector Summit in Washington, D.C., Drill Down Insider spoke with Hussein Johnson, Senior Cybersecurity Analyst for the U.S. Army, about the Department of Defense’s structured approach to Zero Trust. 🛡️🔑

Johnson explains how the Army is embedding Zero Trust principles across its vast digital infrastructure, with a full deployment goal by 2027. He breaks down the policy challenges, risk governance frameworks, and the role of automation in enforcing least-privilege access at scale. Drawing from real-world adversarial threats, he highlights the interplay between identity, access management, and segmentation—crucial elements in modern cybersecurity strategy.

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