Ken Myers on GSA’s approach to implementing zero-trust mandates

Ken Myers, director of identity assurance and trusted access division at GSA, discusses the technical and operational challenges of implementing the White House’s executive order on zero trust. The agency focuses on centralizing identity infrastructure and application access, conducting risk assessments and analyzing use cases to enhance security while supporting various devices and user needs. He talks about the operational challenges, including educating stakeholders on best practices and developing playbooks to guide agencies in adopting phishing-resistant authentication methods.