Description
A self-paced course on designing and delivering zero trust in Department of Defense and defence contractor environments. Six modules cover the DoD Zero Trust Strategy and reference architecture, the user and device pillars, the network and application pillars, the data pillar with visibility and analytics, automation and orchestration, and planning a phased zero trust roadmap that maps to the capability execution activities and fits alongside existing RMF authorisations.
Written for security architects, network and identity engineers, ISSOs and programme staff who must turn zero trust policy into implemented capability on real networks. Tech Skills Library is independent and issues no certification, credential or licence.
What is included
Self-paced online course with 6 modules and 18 lessons, lifetime access to the course content, and a Certificate of Completion badge when every lesson is marked complete.
Curriculum
Module One — The DoD Zero Trust Strategy and Reference Architecture
- What Zero Trust Changes About Perimeter-Based Defence
- The Seven Pillars of the DoD Zero Trust Strategy
- Mapping Zero Trust Pillars to Existing RMF Controls
Module Two — User and Device Pillars
- Enterprise Identity as the Zero Trust Control Plane
- Phishing-Resistant MFA and Privileged Access in Zero Trust
- Device Health and Compliance as an Access Condition
Module Three — Network and Application Pillars
- Macro and Micro Segmentation in a DoD Enclave
- Software-Defined Perimeters and Application-Layer Access
- Securing Applications and Workloads Under Zero Trust
Module Four — Data Pillar and Visibility and Analytics
- Data Tagging and Labelling for Policy Enforcement
- Data Loss Prevention and Encryption in a Zero Trust Design
- Building the Visibility and Analytics Layer
Module Five — Automation and Orchestration
- Policy Engines and Policy Enforcement Points in Practice
- Security Orchestration and Automated Response for Zero Trust
- Infrastructure as Code and Policy as Code for DoD Environments
Module Six — Building the Zero Trust Roadmap
- Assessing Current Zero Trust Maturity Honestly
- Sequencing Zero Trust Work Around Dependencies
- Measuring Zero Trust Progress and Reporting to Leadership
One-time purchase. Education and skill-building only; completion does not guarantee a job, promotion, security clearance or clearance eligibility, and no certification, credential or licence is issued.
