Blog Security Advancing Federal Cybersecurity With Zero Trust Principles 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. Under a Zero Trust security model, agencies continually verify each user access request, regardless of location. Cyberattacks are on the rise — and federal agencies need strong cybersecurity now more than ever.  \r\n In 2021, the White House released the President’s “ Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity,” underlining the federal government’s urgent need to adopt modern security solutions.  \r\n “The United States faces persistent and increasingly sophisticated malicious cyber campaigns that threaten the public sector, the private sector, and ultimately the American people’s security and privacy,” the executive order read.…