From Risk to Readiness: Enabling Secure, Responsible AI in Government

For decades, the U.S. government has leaned on commercial tech to drive mission success. Today, that dependence is deepening, especially as AI transforms how agencies operate. According to the U.S. Chief Information Officers (CIO) Council, AI use across the federal government more than doubled from 2023 to 2024 - and it’s only increasing from here. The need for secure, real-time access to the right data has never been more critical, and without it, AI becomes a risk, not a force multiplier.

Zero Trust has shaped federal cybersecurity strategy, but too often it stops at the perimeter, focusing on what’s visible and tangible: devices, users and networks. Whether determining what NIST controls were applicable or what network it could live on, protecting government data has been the foundational requirement for cybersecurity since the beginning. And true Zero Trust starts with the data.  

AI is Raising the Stakes

Mission success increasingly depends on securely unlocking the value of government data to power smarter, faster decision-making. That’s exactly what Cyera was built to do. We've helped the world’s leading enterprises take control of their data, mitigate risk, and adopt AI securely. Now we’re bringing that same capability to the U.S. public sector.

After two decades of working across commercial and dual-use tech companies, I can confidently say that the alignment between mission need and commercial capability has never been stronger. Cyera sits at the leading edge of cloud-scale data security, automating posture management and data loss prevention without the overhead of complex integrations or large analyst teams.

We make data visibility accessible for mission owners so they can use their data to safely power AI models and drive meaningful outcomes. The U.S. government needs data security that’s purpose-built for the AI era. Cyera delivers it - with Zero Trust at its core and mission impact as the outcome.

I’m excited to help our public sector partners realize true data-centric security and to support their journey to secure, responsible AI adoption.

A Data-First Approach, Built for Zero Trust and AI

Cyera’s platform offers a new kind of foundation for Zero Trust: one built around data. By delivering rich context about what data exists, where it lives, what it's for, and how it’s used, we enable security teams to proactively manage risk, enforce access controls, and maintain compliance at speed and at scale. Cyera delivers critical capabilities to the U.S. public sector:

• Secure, Accelerated AI Adoption
  Unlock the full potential of AI while reducing cyber risk—giving mission owners the confidence to move fast and stay secure.
  
  
• Improved Efficiency, Lower Costs
  Automate data security and governance at scale, reducing operational burden while increasing precision and effectiveness.
  
  
• Democratized Data Visibility
  Give teams clear, actionable insight into the data they rely on—so decisions are better informed and risks easier to manage.

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