The cybersecurity industry is undergoing a significant, pragmatic shift from the broad, often nebulous concept of zero trust to a more tangible and actionable focus on "identity security," according to Forbes.
The U.S. Defense Department was noted by its Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office Senior Advisor Randy Resnick to be preparing to release Zero Trust Strategy 2.0 around March 2026, updating its cybersecurity framework to cover systems beyond IT, including weapons, operational technology, internet-of-things devices, and defense critical infrastructure, DefenseScoop reports.
DefenseScoop reports that the U.S. Department of Defense has introduced new guidelines for implementing zero-trust security in operational technology systems.
This infographic examines how identity security and zero trust work together to build a stronger, more resilient identity fabric capable of defending against modern, AI-driven threats. It begins by underscoring that identity has become today’s true security perimeter. Traditional controls often fail against sophisticated, identity-based attacks—ma...
As identity threats evolve and AI becomes both a weapon and a defense tool, security leaders are rethinking how Identity security and zero trust intersect. The modern enterprise identity fabric must now account for not only human users but also a growing class of AI agents and non-human identities that act autonomously within business ecosystems.
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