Using a Scenario to Reason About Implementing a Zero Trust Strategy
There is a lot of documentation about a zero trust architecture, as well as directives that it be used for U.S. federal agencies and the Department of Defense (DoD), but little information on how to go about implementing it to improve an organization’s enterprise or DoD weapon system security. Use cases typically describe requirements for these systems, but they do not provide the contextual awareness that organizations need to help them create a prioritized roadmap to implement zero trust. In this webcast, Tim Morrow, Rhonda Brown, and Elias Miller discuss an approach that organizations can use to help develop the contextual awareness needed to apply a zero trust strategy.
What Attendees Will Learn:
- Overview of a zero trust strategy
- Roadmap focusing on zero trust for the DoD
- Engineering approach for mission/workflow
- Use of a scenario to help reason about zero trust considerations
- Awareness of an upcoming SEI Zero Trust Industry Day event
Who Should Attend?
- Security architects and engineers
- Program managers
- Security and network operations personnel
- System architects and engineers
Speaker and Presenter Information
Tim Morrow is the Situational Awareness technical manager in the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Software Engineering Institute (SEI) CERT® Division’s Monitoring & Response Directorate. Morrow applies architecture-centric approaches to systems of systems to analyze and identify potential risks to improve their cybersecurity. He is the initiative lead for zero trust efforts at the SEI. Morrow’s experience includes providing acquisition and technical support for the complete lifecycle of DoD and non-DoD programs.
Rhonda Brown is a senior solutions engineer in the CERT Division’s Monitoring & Response Directorate at the SEI. Before joining the SEI, Brown worked as a software engineer for 15 years. As a software engineer, she developed microprocessor-based embedded system software for nuclear power plant instrumentation and control projects and software for nuclear power plant simulators used in operator training. At the SEI, Brown has developed complex tooling for facilitating analysis within research projects and incorporated new approaches to the representation and interpretation of data. Currently, she contributes to research and development to improve the security and resilience of the nation's critical infrastructure and assets.
Elias Miller is an assistant solutions engineer in the CERT Division’s Monitoring & Response Directorate at the SEI. Elias joined the SEI in 2023 following employment at a cybersecurity startup where he specialized in micro-segmentation of enterprise applications and networks. At the SEI, Elias focuses on zero trust concepts and contributes to research and development to improve the security and resilience of the nation's critical infrastructure and assets.
Relevant Government Agencies
DOD & Military, Federal Government, State & Local Government
Event Type
Webcast
This event has no exhibitor/sponsor opportunities
When
Tue, Apr 30, 2024, 10:00am - 11:00am
ET
Cost
Complimentary: $ 0.00
Website
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Organizer
CMU - SEI
