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A new Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office is putting the Defense Department on track to improve its overall cybersecurity posture. While this will be a major task for DOD, a zero-trust roadmap will ensure the proper training and workforce are in place for greater interoperability across the entire department. The portfolio management office will also help accelerate the adoption of zero trust throughout DOD and make it an embedded way of life. DOD’s Principal Deputy CIO for Cybersecurity Mark Hakun talks about culture change and the integration of zero trust, the challenges the department is facing and the capabilities DOD hopes to deliver later this year.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency promotes a variety of best practices and resources across the cyber space, and the software bill of materials — otherwise known as SBOM — is a rising area of importance. We speak with one of CISA's top promoters of SBOM development at the 2022 RSA Conference to dive into the different components of SBOM development, the benefits SBOMs bring to your security posture and how you can work on developing your own SBOMs today.

The Defense Department's Cyber Crime Center (DC3) is a federal cyber center and serves as a center of excellence for digital and multimedia forensics. Its training academy also trains thousands of DOD personnel every year. Acting Executive Director Joshua Black, a longstanding cyber expert, discusses the ransomware trends and threats facing the Defense Industrial Base in this kickoff episode in CyberCast's Ransomware Miniseries.

Army Software Factory CISO Angel Phaneuf discusses how she's working to foster zero trust interoperability and a healthy cyber culture throughout the Defense Department. She also tells the story of how Army Software Factory discovered the Log3j vulnerability and mitigated it in only 24 hours.

GovCIO Media & Research returned to in-person events on Thursday with Infrastructure: Cloud Modernization. Our senior researchers are joined by staff writer Adam Patterson to break down top takeaways from the event, including critical approaches to cloud implementation, the role of the user in cybersecurity, data literacy and more. Featured perspectives include leadership from DISA, GAO, VA, GSA, U.S. Army and more.

Hear from Col. Ken Kuebler about the importance of modular, open-systems architecture and his top cybersecurity and IT modernization challenges for the Fixed Wing program office at USSOCOM.