DISA's Zero Trust Initiative
For the past 12 months, DISA has developed and implemented a zero trust architecture to fortify the DoD’s networks and cyber defenses. The included technologies are:- Secure access service edge (SASE)
- Software defined-wide area networks (SD-WAN)
- Customer edge security stack (CESS)
- Application security stacks
More About DISA
DISA is the DoD's IT combat support agency that provides real-time information technology and communications support to the highest levels of the federal government and military command. While Thunderdome's technologies are integrated with each other, they are not dependent upon one another. In a DISA statement, Lt. Gen. Robert J. Skinner, DISA director and Joint Forces Headquarters-DoD Information Network commander, said:“Thunderdome will help us achieve this advantage by making DoD’s networks more secure and thereby more challenging for threat actors to gain access to DoD systems.”
"This is a huge advancement for DISA, and the department, on the zero trust journey. Thunderdome has confirmed its potential by laying a zero trust technology foundation, but the work doesn't end there. To truly accomplish the department's zero trust goals, DISA's next steps include changing the culture to implement policies and procedures to make use of zero-trust technologies and approaches in every program."