Why cloud security is mission-critical for federal civilian and defense agencies

Beyond IT compliance, cloud security is now the backbone of civilian agency resilience, national defense, and warfighter safety, as cloud environments become increasingly complex. Key takeaways For the Department of War (DoW), cloud security is an IT concern and a requirement for operational readiness and national security. Achieving a mature zero trust architecture requires deep, real-time visibility across seven critical pillars, including users, data, and workloads.