Perimeter security is officially dead in the federal space.
SolarWinds made one thing clear: implicit trust is the real vulnerability.
That’s why Zero Trust and TIC 3.0 are no longer “IT initiatives”; they’re mission requirements.
The shift isn’t just about tools. It’s about continuous verification, limiting blast radius, and putting controls closer to users and data, especially across cloud and hybrid environments.
Agencies that treat Zero Trust as a checkbox will struggle.
Those that operationalize it as part of daily mission execution will lead.
Cybersecurity is no longer about where you sit on the network; it’s about proving trust, every single time.