Blog Security How to Implement Zero Trust on a Budget 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. Budget concerns shouldn’t impede modernization, especially when data breaches and vulnerabilities run rampant. The modern digital battleground is fraught with challenges. Cyberthreats like malware , ransomware , and social engineering are more sophisticated than ever. Remote and hybrid work models have expanded organizations' attack surfaces, and new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) further complicate security initiatives. That’s why Zero Trust , a paradigm shift in cybersecurity, has become critical for federal agencies. \r\n In 2021, the President released Executive Order 14028 , which mandates that all federal agencies implement a Zero Trust security model to better protect sensitive data from cyberattacks.…