DISA outlines new cybersecurity model at Army Signal Conference
Navy Vice Adm. Nancy A. Norton, the director of Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and commander of Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network, outlined the way ahead for a cybersecurity paradigm shift that will help the U.S. military maintain information superiority on the digital battlefield.
Norton described the new “zero trust” cybersecurity model to U.S. Army Signal Corps soldiers, industry representatives, academics and students during the virtual AFCEA Army Signal Conference, July 15. “This new cybersecurity model will enable us to better support our warfighters, national leaders and mission partners,” said Norton, who also noted zero trust will help to safeguard DoD networks that span the globe and support every service, command combatant and defense agency. Together, DISA and Joint Force Headquarters-DODIN defend the cyber domain while providing the tools necessary for our forces to deter or defeat aggression across every warfighting domain - cyber, land, air, sea and space,” said Norton. “That’s why we are embracing zero trust to prevent data breaches.”