Wireless group CTIA issues paper urging flexible, industry-led approach to zero trust adoption

As the federal government increasingly emphasizes zero trust security solutions, a report by wireless industry group CTIA calls for caution in establishing contractual requirements around ZT and says regulatory mandates are inappropriate amid ongoing work to develop the approach to verifying network users.

“Because Zero Trust and Zero Trust Architectures are inherently variable and iterative, they do not logically support mandates or directives. This means there is neither a checklist approach nor other uniformly-applicable standards that could serve as a...