Over the past five to 10 years, the erosion of the traditional perimeter networking model has given rise to the concept of Zero Trust. However, for many agencies, it took the more recent largescale transition to remote work and accelerated adoption of digital transformation initiatives to prompt the move of Zero Trust as a vision to an embraced reality. This brief, which draws from a Government Technology webinar sponsored by BeyondTrust and SailPoint, explores the concept of Zero Trust and how it can apply to government agencies looking to bolster security.