Extending Zero Trust to AI: What Federal Civilian Agencies Can Do Now
Zscaler, Wednesday, September 16th, 2026
Zscaler outlines near-term steps federal civilian agencies can take to extend zero trust principles to AI systems.
Zscaler offers federal civilian agencies concrete near-term actions for applying zero trust architecture to AI adoption.
The post maps AI-specific risks, including model access, data exposure through prompts, and autonomous agent activity, to existing federal zero trust mandates.
It recommends starting with visibility into AI usage and enforcing data protection at the access layer. Agency-relevant compliance and procurement considerations are addressed throughout.