Luncheon Guest Speaker Discusses DISA Initiatives
In August, Col. Jason Mobley, USAF, commander, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Field Office, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, spent time with the chapter discussing some of DISA's initiatives.
Col. Mobley talked about DISAWORKS, which he likened to the Air Force's AFWERX program, where the goal is to foster a culture of innovation by bringing in academia, industry and others to collaborate and think of new ideas. This approach is a game changer. Col. Mobley commented that as the military continues to move toward all things web, there needs to be increased trust. With the cloud, the Department of Defense realized the necessity to leverage data cloud services. This allows everyone to access the data all of the time. Col. Mobley touched on DISA's pilot for a zero-trust architecture-the Thunderdome initiative uses integrated access via Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) to establish exactly who has access. Authorized users via ICAM gain access to multiple clouds. Users are no longer required to be authorized between virtual private networks. He clarified that COVID-19 and the necessity for telework inspired a lot of these solutions. It highlighted the need for remote access via zero trust protocols. This added resiliency. Col. Mobley concluded that the way information technology is being provided as a service is changing due to technology and how things are done today.
Col. Mobley talked about DISAWORKS, which he likened to the Air Force's AFWERX program, where the goal is to foster a culture of innovation by bringing in academia, industry and others to collaborate and think of new ideas. This approach is a game changer. Col. Mobley commented that as the military continues to move toward all things web, there needs to be increased trust. With the cloud, the Department of Defense realized the necessity to leverage data cloud services. This allows everyone to access the data all of the time. Col. Mobley touched on DISA's pilot for a zero-trust architecture-the Thunderdome initiative uses integrated access via Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) to establish exactly who has access. Authorized users via ICAM gain access to multiple clouds. Users are no longer required to be authorized between virtual private networks. He clarified that COVID-19 and the necessity for telework inspired a lot of these solutions. It highlighted the need for remote access via zero trust protocols. This added resiliency. Col. Mobley concluded that the way information technology is being provided as a service is changing due to technology and how things are done today.