Zero trust strategies for government

The sharp uptick in successful cyber attacks during the COVID-19 pandemic serves as a stark reminder to government leaders that their existing security strategies still leave adversaries plenty of vulnerabilities to exploit. According to former White House security advisor Dan Prieto, cyber attackers continue to find new ways to capitalize on weak points in legacy infrastructure and virtual private networks (VPN), compromise email and insert malicious code into software supply chains. The increased pace and boldness of these attacks raises critical questions “about the metrics of what constitutes successful cyber security,” says Prieto. Sponsored by Google Cloud. Guest: Dan Prieto, head of cybersecurity strategy for Google Cloud Public Sector. Host: Wyatt Kash, SVP, Content Strategy, Scoop News Group Look for more coverage of “IT Security in Government” on www.fedscoop.com/listen