National Security Agency offers guidance for maturing data security practices used in zero trust

The National Security Agency has released guidance on how to protect data at rest and in transit, as part of a series to support zero trust adoption in national security systems, the Defense Department and the defense industrial base.

“Malicious cyber actors continuously increase their ability to infiltrate networks and gain access to sensitive data,” NSA cybersecurity director Dave Luber said in a Tuesday release.

Luber said, “Assuming that breaches will occur, implementing the pillars of the Zero Trust...