NIST Demonstrates Zero Trust Solution for Achieving Agile ATO

by Juanita Koilpillai | Jul 1, 2020 | Blog Posts

 Software-Defined Perimeter provides integrated security controls for ATO   As the proliferation of cloud computing, mobile device use, and the Internet of Things continues to dissolve traditional network boundaries, conventional network perimeters are no longer...

ID Proofing Plus Software-Defined Perimeter Enables ICAM

by Juanita Koilpillai | Jun 23, 2020 | Blog Posts

New DHS AccessID network built on SDP proofs IDs   In 2019, OMB issued a new cybersecurity memorandum, M-19-17 – Enabling Mission Delivery through Improved Identity, Credential, and Access Management, setting forth a modernized policy for the federal government’s...

Face it … you can’t trust AWS, Google, Cloudflare and the others

by Juanita Koilpillai | Apr 27, 2020 | Blog Posts

 Zero Trust is a strategy. Software Defined Perimeter based on mTLS makes it a true solution   Earlier this month there was another high visibility hack that involved  malicious hijacking of more than 8,800 internet traffic routes from 200+ networks, and included the...

Network Connection Paradigms at Odds in Emerging DevSecOps Environments

by Juanita Koilpillai | Apr 1, 2020 | Blog Posts

Agile ATO in the Spotlight   The industry is grappling with conflicting network connection paradigms as the proliferation of cloud computing, mobile device use, and the Internet of Things has dissolved traditional network boundaries. Authentication of users...

NFV + SDP = Secure Dynamic Access

by Juanita Koilpillai | Mar 17, 2020 | Blog Posts

Significant and rapid increases in global IP traffic and the adoption of mobile devices have challenged network service providers to scale and improve infrastructure. To address this network providers are beginning to embrace new approaches such as Network Function...

What ever happened to the Agile ATO?

by Juanita Koilpillai | Feb 27, 2020 | Blog Posts

Nearly two years ago, Federal agencies began embracing a shift to agile development methodologies—releasing projects in stages to get user feedback and rectify bugs early in the process and continuing to iterate and improve over time. A key challenge however was the...

Can Kubernetes in an F-16 Warfighter Jet Be a Secure Environment?

by Juanita Koilpillai | Jan 24, 2020 | Blog Posts

Zero Trust does not equate to Zero Risk   As part of its work on the Defense Department’s Enterprise DevSecOps Initiative, the Air Force is increasingly deploying solutions like Kubernetes, the open-source platform for managing containerized workloads and...

DevOps environments becoming new target for attack

by Juanita Koilpillai | Jan 9, 2020 | Blog Posts

Software-defined perimeter (the most advanced zero trust implementation) shows promise. Kubertnetes, Red Hat OpenShift, are you listening?   DevOps teams continue to increase use of virtualization – be it virtualizing[1] operating systems or containerizing[2]...

Zero Trust Orchestration – A New Cyber Security Paradigm

by Juanita Koilpillai | Nov 22, 2019 | Blog Posts

Zero Trust is a catchphrase that is growing in use and is employed by cyber security product and service vendors to promote their offerings. Zero Trust, as the concept implies, requires that users aren’t allowed any access to anything until they can prove who they...

DDoS Attacks Can Now be Stopped Dead in Their Botnet Tracks

by Juanita Koilpillai | Nov 13, 2019 | Blog Posts

Software Defined Perimeter’s deny-all approach protects IoT devices  In 2016, a massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack left much of the internet inaccessible on the U.S. east coast. The attack, which authorities initially feared was the work of a hostile...

SDP provides resiliency to denial of service attacks

by Juanita Koilpillai | Nov 1, 2019 | Blog Posts

New research confirms effectiveness and importance    Yet another distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack has been reported and this time was sustained for a full day. AWS’s mitigations not only absorbed the vast majority of attacks but also flagged...

The Truth About Zero Trust

by Juanita Koilpillai | Oct 9, 2019 | Blog Posts

In one of the biggest data breaches ever, a hacker gained access to more than 100 million Capital One customer accounts and credit card applications affecting 100 million people in the U.S. and 6 million people in Canada. According to Capital One, the breach was...

Zero Trust is a Strategy, Not a Solution

by Juanita Koilpillai | Sep 25, 2019 | Blog Posts

 Software Defined Perimeter architecture mandatory to ensure truly secure environments TechTarget recently published a four-part E-Handbook: Can a zero trust approach fill the security perimeter void? The four article series outlines Forrester’s vision for Zero Trust...

Providing Zero Trust Orchestration for Critical & Emergency Services

by Juanita Koilpillai | Sep 18, 2019 | Blog Posts

Introducing the Dynamic AccessIDTM Network & Toolkit Zero Trust is a catchphrase that is growing in use and is employed by cybersecurity product and service vendors to promote their offerings. Zero Trust, as the concept implies, requires that users aren’t allowed...

Continuous Monitoring Requires a Triumvirate Approach To Be Truly Effective

by Juanita Koilpillai | Aug 26, 2019 | Blog Posts

Databank, a leading provider of enterprise-class data center, cloud, and connectivity services, recently published a blog How to Make Continuous Monitoring Part of Your Compliance and Security Strategy. It outlines how continuous controls monitoring (CCM) is a...