Cybersecurity Baselines Retrospective Briefing — December 10, 2021
Zero trust standards, emergency directives, and collaborative defense bodies from 2020–2021 still define Zeph Tech’s cybersecurity backlog.
SolarWinds fallout and zero-trust mandates in 2020–2021 still shape Zeph Tech’s cybersecurity engagement model. Federal directives introduced hard remediation clocks, supply chain reporting duties, and identity controls we continue to operationalise with clients.
- 30 Sep 2020 — NIST Special Publication 800-207 on Zero Trust Architecture. NIST set the reference model for identity-centric network segmentation, informing every zero-trust roadmap we issue.
- 13 Dec 2020 — CISA Emergency Directive 21-01. The directive ordered SolarWinds Orion disconnects, mandatory forensics, and reporting within days, illustrating the tempo regulators expect when software supply chains fail.
- 12 May 2021 — Executive Order 14028 on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity. The order mandated zero trust, SBOM adoption, and logging baselines for federal suppliers, elevating software assurance to board-level risk registers.
- 08 Jul 2021 — Department of Homeland Security establishes the Cyber Safety Review Board. DHS’s determination activated EO 14028 Section 5, creating the CSRB model Zeph Tech now references for post-incident collaboration.
- 05 Aug 2021 — CISA launches the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative. The JCDC formalised public-private operations cells for ransomware, infrastructure protection, and cloud response drills.
- 03 Nov 2021 — CISA Binding Operational Directive 22-01. The Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue introduced enforceable patch deadlines and reporting that still drive vulnerability management scorecards.
These actions keep Zeph Tech’s cybersecurity pillar anchored to regulator expectations on detection, response, and supplier assurance long after the emergency directives expired.