Blog Security Strengthening DOD Cybersecurity: The Journey to Zero Trust by 2027 Dayna Jackson is the Senior Manager of Strategic Marketing for the Public Sector at Akamai. She develops high-impact strategies and programs, through direct and channel partnerships, for the advancement of the public sector. With the right strategic elements, you can integrate Zero Trust pillars into your existing workflow. In early 2023, the Pentagon was forced to alert more than 26,000 individuals that their personally identifiable information might have been leaked during a data breach in which a Department of Defense (DOD) service provider inadvertently exposed emails containing sensitive personal information about current, former, and prospective DOD employees. \r\n The breach made it clear that traditional security postures — such as perimeter and operational technology security — no longer suffice in today's cloud-based environments.…