CITY OF PORTLAND easier for city staff to respond to Distributed Denial of Service ( DDoS ) attempts and other cyber threats .
The city ’ s goal , according to Paidhrin , is to build a zero-trust network access ( ZTNA ), in which all network activities and resources are allowed or allocated based on the identity of the user requesting them . Most of the Portland infrastructure is in early stages of the journey to ZTNA , but the city ’ s Revenue Division is pioneering a Fortinet-based approach where FortiGate offers the natively integrated ZTNA enforcement capability to city ’ s many applications and services .
Opening up the city post-COVID Now , as the city emerges from the pandemic and services shift to a ‘ new normal ’, Portland plans to continue its technology and services transformation , with COVID era lessons learned , to focus on ensuring community safety as the city embarks on its alignment of police and public safety services .
Looking ahead , Paidhrin shares more plans for the city : “ Our outreach into our communities was sustained throughout the COVID era , but now , with the return to the city of more of our workforce , we continue to improve our services . The next six months are going to be intensive : we will embark on a restoration of full services , the opening up of businesses , and we will be encouraging our community to come back into the core of the city . So , on the city side , it ' s going to be intense , but we ' re very excited .”
He concludes : “ We really love our city and love being out in our city . This will be an opportunity for us to invite everyone back in .”
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