Federal agencies have arrived at a pivotal intersection: The same initiatives that drive modernization – cloud adoption, distributed workforces, and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools – are also widening the cyberattack surface and stretching limited resources. Leaders can no longer treat security and efficiency as competing objectives; they must advance both in lockstep.

“Where Advanced Security Meets Efficiency” explores a practical, zero-trust approach that blocks attacks before they disrupt operations, boosts workforce productivity, and simplifies IT operations.

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In this episode of MeriTalking, Gail Emery sits down with Cisco’s JT Clay and Norman St. Laurent to discuss how federal agencies can meet the modernization mandate while improving security and efficiency. Gail and her guests explore how agencies are blocking cyber threats, accelerating mission workflows, and trimming tool sprawl, plus smart tactics for measuring success and staying ahead of evolving mandates.

Read: Beyond the Mandates: Strategic Moves Toward Zero Trust in Government

MeriTalk recently sat down with JT Clay, senior product strategist at Cisco, and Norman St. Laurent, U.S. public sector security product marketing manager at Cisco, to discuss how agencies can simplify security operations, reduce tool sprawl and the attack surface, and deliver seamless access while building toward zero trust and future-ready architectures.

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