CDO Council and CISO Council Publish Guide on Federal Zero Trust Data Security

The Federal CISO Council and Federal CDO Council jointly published the Federal Zero Trust (ZT) Data Security Guide (PDF). This first-of-its-kind document is a key deliverable of OMB M-22-09, “Moving the U.S. Government Towards Zero Trust Cybersecurity Principles.” M-22-09 charged the Federal CDO Council and Federal CISO Council to convene a cross-agency working group of data and security experts to develop a data security guide for Federal agencies.

More than 30 Federal agencies and departments contributed to the Federal Zero Trust Data Security Guide and companion document, which will help practitioners operationalize data security using a ZT framework.

Kirsten Dalboe, Chief Data Officer at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Chair of the CDO Council, said:

“This guide represents insights from agency practitioners who are in the trenches working to implement zero trust and secure their organization’s data. We’re building a cooperative relationship between data and cyber to tackle this government-wide challenge and ultimately ensure the public’s data is secured.”