DeRusha: Zero trust work accelerated under cyber EO to develop common guidelines for agencies

Federal CISO Chris DeRusha says he is focused on collecting details from agencies on their zero trust practices and combining it with existing guidance developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Defense Department, in order to meet requirements in President Biden’s cyber executive order.

Agencies must submit their plans to implement zero trust architecture by mid-July under the EO to the Office of Management and Budget. The executive order says the plans should incorporate “migration...