Zero Trust is now a mandate for DoD and federal environments, and OT guidance makes clear that IT‑style security assumptions do not hold up in mission systems.
This paper complements Forrester’s Zero Trust implementation roadmap by showing how to apply its domains at the places enterprise guidance struggles most: OT, weapon systems, TS/SCI boundaries, and coalition data sharing.
The challenge: Traditional Zero Trust models assume managed endpoints, agents, and full telemetry—conditions that often do not exist in OT.
The path forward:
- Identify the highest‑risk crossings.
- Enforce them with hardware‑backed controls like data diodes and cross‑domain solutions.
- Integrate that visibility into your broader, Forrester‑aligned Zero Trust strategy.
Because when software controls fail, the boundary still has to hold.
Download the whitepaper to discover how to successfully realize Zero Trust at the boundary.