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Executive Spotlight With Palo Alto Networks SVP Dana Barnes Discusses Zero Trust, Cloud Capabilities; AI’s Impact on Federal Workforce & Training; Necessary Changes to National Security Efforts

Executive Spotlight With Palo Alto Networks SVP Dana Barnes Discusses Zero Trust, Cloud Capabilities; AI’s Impact on Federal Workforce & Training; Necessary Changes to National Security Efforts

    Author: Christine Thropp || Date Published: September 8, 2021

    In its most recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Dana Barnes, senior vice president of public sector at Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW) and a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, about zero trust and cloud capabilities, the impact of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies on the federal workforce and training, the challenges of creating a productive culture, and the necessary changes to national security efforts.

    Here’s an excerpt from the interview with Barnes:

    “To help enable innovation and support companies of all sizes achieve the required authorizations, it may be time for the government to take a look at [Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program] in order to determine the areas where they can implement innovative cloud solutions more quickly. Low risk implementation areas may provide faster initial on-ramp for technologies and help get things moving more quickly.”

    Visit ExecutiveBiz to read the full Executive Spotlight interview with Barnes, and don’t miss our other interviews with the most significant executives of consequence to the federal and government contracting (GovCon) sectors.

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