Now more than ever, national security missions must overcome risks around untrusted technology in a hyperconnected world. To enable resilient operations and shield sensitive data through these challenges, the Department of Defense is urging its senior leaders, engineers, operators, and contractors to embrace a 鈥渮ero trust鈥� security model听for听sensitive听data, systems, and services, including听fifth-generation听(5G) mobile technology.听All听networks听should leverage听this mindset.听And putting zero trust into action today听with听existing tools听can听mitigate emerging mission risks听and enable the 5G capabilities of tomorrow.听
Our report,听Building Mission-Driven 5G Security with Zero Trust, explains what you need to know to get started:
- It鈥檚 zero hour for zero trust.听The concept of zero trust has been around for years鈥攂ut it鈥檚 never been more vital for national defense.听
- Your organization听can use the pillars of zero trust, plus governance, to understand the strengths and gaps in current capabilities, and to design actionable plans for improved security.
- We recommend employing four complementary steps to realize zero trust for 5G. Our report explains the steps and includes hypothetical听cyberattack use cases听to show听security principles听in action.听
