U.S. agencies are working together to fortify the cybersecurity posture of the transportation industry in compliance with the 2021 National Security Memorandum, said Carahsoft Sales Director Alex Whitworth. In a column published Wednesday, Whitworth discussed how the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is collaborating with the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Transportation to launch or fund initiatives to ensure IT defense resilience in the sector.

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Alex Whitworth, sales director at Carahsoft Technology, said the White House and other federal agencies launched several efforts to improve cybersecurity in the electric and utilities sector. These include a national security memorandum for critical infrastructure introduced in 2021 and a national cybersecurity strategy unveiled in March, Whitworth wrote in a blog post published Tuesday.

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Carahsoft Technology has agreed to distribute Illumio's zero trust segmentation platform to the public sector through its reseller partners and government procurement vehicles. Under the partnership, Carahsoft will serve as the master government aggregator for the Illumio ZTS micro-segmentation platform designed to enable government agencies to contain data breaches and protect mission-critical infrastructure against ransomware attacks.

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 Carahsoft Sales Director where for the past 14 years he has collaborated with a broad range of public sector organizations and the technology providers that serve them.

Whitworth recently took part in a Spotlight interview with ExecutiveBiz to explore cybersecurity policy, zero trust architecture, supply chain integrity and the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification framework.

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Carahsoft Technology and Cyturus Technologies have partnered with The Cyber AB to deliver compliance management tools to registered practitioner organizations that help defense contractors prepare for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification. Under the partnership, RPOs can gain free, limited access to the CMMC Readiness Tool, a Cyturus solution that lets users assess the cyber maturity […] More

Carahsoft Technology has agreed to offer Aqua Security's cloud-native security product to the government sector through Amazon Web Services' digital marketplace. Aqua Security is now included in Carasoft's Distributor Seller of Record program, which makes software products available in the AWS Marketplace for public sector customers. More

Alex Whitworth, cybersecurity solutions vertical executive at Carahsoft Technology, said the Environmental Protection Agency released an action plan meant to safeguard water and wastewater systems from cyberattacks. The action plan comes with several measures, such as providing technical support to water systems, enhancing the process of information sharing and data analysis, advancing projects that implement […] More

Alex Whitworth, cybersecurity solutions vertical executive at Carahsoft Technology, said the cross-sector cybersecurity performance goals released by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency provide information technology and operational technology practices that could help organizations improve the cyber resilience of critical infrastructure. These practices are grouped into eight categories, including account security, data security, governance and […] More

Carahsoft Technology has launched a new sales deck that provides the defense industrial base with access to a list of capabilities and resources to achieve compliance with the Department of Defense’s cybersecurity framework. The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Sales Desk works to enable Carahsoft vendors, resellers and managed services providers to offer their products and […] More

Carahsoft Technology has agreed to be the master government aggregator for Lumu Technologies to make the cybersecurity company’s services accessible to more state and local government customers. The partnership will allow Carahsoft’s government clients and reseller partners to access Lumu’s Continuous Compromise Assessment cybersecurity model, the companies said Wednesday. The software provides information on when […] More

Alex Whitworth, cybersecurity solutions vertical executive at Carahsoft Technology, said government agencies, companies and other organizations should implement proactive cybersecurity measures to protect and prevent ransomware attacks. Whitworth wrote in a blog post published Thursday that the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Cybersecurity Framework could help organizations mitigate ransomware risk. “Addressing ransomware starts with […] More

Carahsoft Technology will be able to offer Fidelis Cybersecurity’s software platforms to government agencies following the products’ addition to the National Association of State Procurement Officials’ ValuePoint list. The ValuePoint contract, which is held by Carahsoft, facilitates federal offices’ acquisition of Fidelis platforms, Fidelis said. Under the NASPO ValuePoint Master Agreement, government organizations are now […] More