The Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration is using the Department of Homeland Security's zero trust maturity model to organize its own cloud-based cybersecurity framework, said Gerald Caron, chief information officer of ITA. In an interview led by Matthew McFadden, vice president of cyber at General Dynamics Information Technology, Caron discussed the efforts of ITA to catch up with other agencies in terms of modernization efforts, and their implementation of zero trust architecture.
"If we re doing that Tootsie Roll pop of security, if my bologna sandwich gets compromised, my crown jewels are going to probably get compromised eventually."
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