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Zero Trust for OT: How Hardware-Enforced Data Diodes Complete a Zero-Trust Security Model
A Zero Trust security model applies the "never trust, always verify" principle to every user, device, and data flow on a network — no implicit trust based on network location alone. Applying that principle to operational technology (OT) is harder than ...
Zero Trust for OT: How Hardware-Enforced Data Diodes Complete a Zero-Trust Security Model
A Zero Trust security model applies the “never trust, always verify” principle to every user, device, and data flow on a network — no implicit trust based on network locatio...
OT Network Segmentation: A Practical Guide to Hardware-Enforced Isolation for Critical Infrastructure
OT network segmentation is the practice of dividing operational technology (OT) networks into isolated zones — separated from IT systems and the broader internet — to contain cyber th...
Tech Transforms: Rethinking Democracy and Diving Into Underwater Blue Tech
The Tech Transforms podcast, hosted by Owl Senior Vice President Carolyn Ford, continued its exploration of technology's role in government and defense with two compelling conversati...
Tackling AI Containment – Is It Already Too Late?
The tech world experienced a collective freakout over the recent Hugging Face incident. In a first-of-its-kind breach, an autonomous Open AI agent ‘escaped’ a testing sandbox,...
Live at DoDIIS 2026: How to Unleash iOS® & iPadOS® Behind the Air Gap
For decades, classified and otherwise air-gapped environments have run on a tradeoff. Once mission personnel step into a secure space, the iOS® and iPadOS® devices they rely on every da...