NSA Tells Feds: Zero Trust Must Go Beyond Login

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Operational Brief

- NSA guidance mandates continuous access checks and real-time assessment of user behavior and app-layer activity. - The focus is on closing post-authentication abuse gaps to enhance federal defenses against modern threats.

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Original Source Material

New NSA Guidance Demands Continuous Access Checks, Implementation Overhaul The National Security Agency's new zero trust guidance instructs agencies to move beyond login-based security by continuously assessing user behavior and app-layer activity in real time, aiming to close gaps that allow post-authentication abuse and elevate federal defenses against modern threats.