The Lightning Round: What is Zero Trust?

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) review procedures have recently been subject to essential amendments and a more rigid approach of the competent authorities in Europe and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).

Our cell phones have become our cameras, our calendars, our maps, our calculators, our flashlights – even our method of payment for goods and services. Now they’re increasingly becoming our IDs, as physical documents such as drivers licenses are replaced by digital identification. Mobile IDs are a convenience for the people who carry them. But they also help governments in a number of valuable ways, including fighting fraud, ensuring accessible service delivery for constituents, improving efficiencies and cutting red tape.

The advancement of cyber threats, sharp increases in supply chain attacks, and widespread compromise of privileged credentials pose persistent risks to government agencies. Without a one-size-fits-all approach and a multitude of applicable technologies and areas to invest, leaders are left juggling cyber tools and competing frameworks in hopes to find the right approach for their agency – both in implementation and financing. Afterall, it is not a matter of if but when an organization will come under cyberattack. Security practitioners must be prepared both left and right of boom.

It’s no secret that many governments are struggling to modernize. Whether it’s system modernization, app modernization or other aspects of digital transformation, many agencies lack the resources and expertise to deploy modern tools that can help save money and staff resources.