Carahsoft will act as a federal government market distributor of Palo Alto Networks‘ information technology security platform that works to prevent threats and implement protective measures throughout an attack lifecycle. Palo Alto Networks built its Next-Generation Security Platform is designed to utilize network, cloud and endpoint security to offer full visibility and control functions for IT departments, Carahsoft […] More

A threat intelligence team at Palo Alto Networks has found that a cyber espionage group has launched a new spear phishing attack against the U.S. government. The company said Tuesday its Unit 42 discovered that the Sofacy threat group, also called APT28, used a compromised email account linked to a foreign affairs ministry of another country […] More

Palo Alto Networks will help the California Department of General Services build a consolidated security infrastructure for government applications and information technology systems using the Palo Alto Networks Security Platform. The company said Wednesday the new security infrastructure will include industrial control systems, distribution systems for legislative information, office applications and environments, and others that DGS manages across […] More

Palo Alto Networks has received Impact Level 5 Provisional Authorization from the Department of Defense for its Prisma Access firewall as a service. The provisional IL5 allows defense organizations to use Prisma in implementing zero trust cybersecurity strategy, the company said Wednesday. Prisma Access is designed to provide next-generation firewall and domain name system security, […] More

Dana Barnes, senior vice president for U.S. public sector at Palo Alto Networks and a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient, has shared that the company is continuing its investment in delivering integrated platform of capabilities to government agencies in an effort to help them gain a complete cybersecurity perspective. In an interview with CyberScoop, Barnes said […] More

A cloud computing product designed by Palo Alto Networks has secured an “In Process” designation under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program.

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Palo Alto Networks has recognized Carahsoft Technology in validation of the latter’s efforts as a public sector distribution partner.

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Bill Cull has led a 25-year career assisting technology companies in creating and marketing programs to serve the government’s mission. He has served in senior leadership positions at companies such as IBM, Splunk, Oracle and Palo Alto Networks. He is now VP of the U.S. federal business at SpyCloud.

In this Spotlight interview, Cull outlined the demands of the new era of cybercrime that has developed over the last decade, the value and risks of open-source intelligence and more.

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TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 10, 2020 — HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ), Splunk (Nasdaq: SPLK), Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW) and Dataiku became the newest members of Leidos' (NYSE: LDOS) alliance partner network to help drive innovation for government and commercial customers, ExecutiveGov reported July 27.

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Dataminr Government President Dana Barnes was named among Executive Mosaic’s esteemed roster of 2024 Wash100 Award winners for championing artificial intelligence-focused efforts to deliver optimized customer value and ensure responsible use of AI. This is the third time that Barnes was included in the annual list of 100 elite leaders in the government and government contracting space.

Vote for Barnes as one of your favorite awardees at Wash100.com. This year’s popular vote competition runs through April 30, so cast your 10 votes now!

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HashiCorp Federal President Melissa Palmer has spent over 25 years in the government contracting field. Throughout her career, she has focused on the delivery of information technology products and services related to cloud, DevSecOps, cybersecurity and more. In a recent Executive Spotlight interview with ExecutiveBiz, Palmer shared her thoughts on the current trends shaping government cloud adoption, the challenges agencies face when moving to the cloud and the opportunities cloud technology presents for public sector organizations.

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The Joint Authorization Board of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program has named six cloud service providers prioritized to work with JAB on security package reviews. Selected CSPs were given provisional authority to operate through FedRAMP Connect, the program management office said Tuesday. The CSPs are: 3rd Eye Technologies, Inc. – Mystic Message Archival […] More