Security News > 2020 > December > United States Federal Government’s Shift to Identity-Centric Security
Taking an identity-centric approach to modern security architecture helps organizations protect the weapons that are being used against us - the identity itself - But are federal agencies ready to shift to an identity-centric security model?
In 2019, the United States, White House's Office of Management and Budget released M-19-17, the ICAM Modernization Strategy - the memo outlines the objectives for securing federal IT systems, including a common vision for using identity and access management controls.
Some have started to look to modern security architecture - rooted in identity and device security - extending what has been done in HSPD-12, Derived Credentials and Assured Identities and Credentialing.
Thanks to the US Department of Homeland Security - Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Program, and the 2015 governmentwide "Cyber sprint" and other recent efforts, US federal agencies now have much better data on their users, devices and network traffic than just a few years ago.
Forward thinking organizations are achieving Zero Trust through the integration of existing identity and security technologies, and, they have implemented architectures that share identity context and provide risk-based access to critical resources, improving security without compromising compliance with government directives, standards, and frameworks.
Is your Identity Governance program ready for modern security architecture?