What Happened
Gap Widens Between Policy And Practice In AI Security
A recent survey of federal IT and security leaders reveals a significant disparity between the intent to integrate AI into Zero Trust architectures and the actual implementation. Despite near-universal agreement on the necessity of governing AI like any other identity, only a small fraction of agencies have successfully done so. The survey, conducted by Market Connections and GovExec, highlights the challenges federal agencies face in operationalizing Zero Trust in the age of AI, with many struggling to achieve consistent security policy enforcement across AI agents, apps, and endpoints. The full report, sponsored by Defense One, provides further insight into the state of federal AI security and potential solutions to address the gap.