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The US National Security Agency (NSA) released Zero Trust Implementation Guidelines (ZIGs) to help organizations move toward target-level zero trust maturity. The guidance introduces Phase One and Phase Two, giving the US Department of War and broader US government stakeholders a phased path instead of a fixed roadmap. It lays out required activities, dependencies, and outcomes while allowing implementation to be tailored to operational needs. The release matters because it formalizes a modular federal zero-trust framework for government cyber defense.
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02.02.2026 18:05 2 articles · 5mo ago
NSA releases phased Zero Trust Implementation Guidelines
Initial DisclosureThe US National Security Agency (NSA) released Zero Trust Implementation Guidelines (ZIGs) for the US Department of War (DoW) and broader US government cybersecurity strategy, introducing Phase One and Phase Two to move organizations from Discovery to target-level zero trust maturity. Phase One defines 36 activities supporting 30 zero trust capabilities, and Phase Two adds 41 activities enabling 34 additional capabilities across component environments.
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- NSA Publishes New Zero Trust Implementation Guidelines — www.infosecurity-magazine.com — 02.02.2026 18:05
- NSA Publishes New Zero Trust Implementation Guidelines — www.infosecurity-magazine.com — 02.02.2026 18:05
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02.02.2026 18:05 1 articles · 5mo ago
Zero trust guidance emphasizes continuous evaluation after login
Technical Analysis UpdateBrian Soby of AppOmni said zero trust should be treated as an operating model rather than a product and argued that policy decisions must be continuously evaluated as conditions change. The guidance stresses that continuous evaluation has to happen after login, not just at login, warns that many successful attacks occur post-authentication, and cautions that zero trust network access alone is insufficient without visibility into application policy decision points.
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- NSA Publishes New Zero Trust Implementation Guidelines — www.infosecurity-magazine.com — 02.02.2026 18:05