Security News > 2023 > August > Federal agencies gear up for zero trust executive order deadline

Federal agencies are prepared to meet the zero trust executive order requirements from the Biden Administration with just over a year until the deadline, according to Swimlane.

67% of government agencies are confident or very confident they are prepared to meet the zero trust requirements laid out by the U.S. government's Memorandum M-22-09, which includes implementing security orchestration, automation, and response technology.

When asked how agencies are arming themselves with the tools needed to meet all the criteria of implementing a zero trust architecture and solve the sophisticated security challenges, 64% of federal agencies said they are choosing low-code security automation.

According to the recently published Forrester Tech Tide: Zero Trust Threat Detection And Response report, "SOAR tools help security teams orchestrate response processes and automate response actions. When properly managed, this can remove manual and repetitive work performed by security analysts for investigation and response. SOAR can also be used for metrics gathering and incident case management. Ultimately, SOAR acts as middleware to facilitate communication and action between security tools that would otherwise not be able to interact."

Federal agencies are turning to low-code security automation to lighten the load of implementing the SOAR component of the executive order.

"Without the right security tools, there is simply no way for federal agencies to handle the volume of security alerts their teams are confronted with today. It's encouraging to see that federal agencies understand what they're up against and that talent alone won't address evolving cybersecurity challenges," Cornell concluded.

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