# A Virtual SCIF Can Bring Physical-Vault Security to the Front by Defense Intelligence Agency
> "The virtual SCIF brings the security of a physical vault to the front and is built on zero trust principles that the IC and DoW requires, enabling collaboration."
> **— Defense Intelligence Agency**, *September 8, 2026, 2026 DoDIIS Worldwide Conference Recap*
## Sources and Context
- **Direct official source and complete contiguous wording:** [2026 DoDIIS Worldwide Conference Recap](https://www.dia.mil/News-Features/Articles/Article-View/Article/4591870/2026-dodiis-worldwide-jumpstarting-the-defense-intelligence-agencys-renewed-int/) — DIA describes a zero-trust virtual secure facility intended to extend protected collaboration.
- **Routing classification:** CT-enabling defense-intelligence cyber architecture. This label describes the quotation's relationship to the counterterrorism technology stack; it does not alter the speaker's wording or claim that every cited system has a direct counterterrorism mission.
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## Related Topics
- [[wiki/DoDIIS Worldwide Conference|DoDIIS Worldwide Conference]]
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- [[wiki/Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System|Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System]]
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"The virtual SCIF brings the security of a physical vault to the front and is built on zero trust principles that the IC and DoW requires, enabling collaboration."
— Defense Intelligence Agency, September 8, 2026, 2026 DoDIIS Worldwide Conference Recap
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