Digital Infrastructure Modernization to Lay Foundation for Zero Trust, AI

About this episode

The episode discusses the modernization of digital infrastructure by the Department of War and its implications for military operations and security.

The Department of War (DOW) kick-started the year with a series of steps to enhance the resiliency and reliability of the digital infrastructure underpinning military operations. In early January, the United States Space Force announced it will be overhauling computer networks at all 14 of its bases under the Base Infrastructure Modernization program. Then the National Security Agency released the first two products of its Zero Trust Implementation Guidelines, while the DOW launched its Artif...

Topics covered

• digital infrastructure
• military operations
• Zero Trust
• AI
• resiliency
• reliability

Keywords

• digital infrastructure
• military
• Zero Trust
• AI
• National Security Agency
• United States Space Force
• resiliency
• reliability

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Department of War, United States Space Force, National Security Agency, Base Infrastructure Modernization program, Zero Trust Implementation Guidelines

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