Datadog’s Brian Mikkelsen on unifying zero-trust security efforts

Brian Mikkelsen, VP and GM for US Public Sector at Datadog, discussed the operational challenges government agencies face in establishing a zero-trust environment, emphasizing the complexity of securing identities, devices, networks, applications, and data. He highlighted Datadog’s unified platform, which integrates infrastructure, application, and log data, and offers 850 out-of-the-box integrations. Mikkelsen noted that while 90% of CISOs and CIOs have zero trust initiatives, progress is hindered by cultural and technological silos. He advocated for modern platforms like Datadog to simplify and unify security efforts, reducing contextual disputes and improving problem resolution.