Processing....
Latest Federal & Government Contracting Companies' News Coverage
ExecutiveBiz provides the latest coverage about cybersecurity in government. Read about the latest cybersecurity regulations, developments, services from top providers and thought leaders.
Keeper Security has completed evaluation and approval processes under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for a cloud-based software product meant to help agencies manage and secure passwords. The company said Thursday it received FedRAMP Moderate Impact Level status for Keeper Security Government Cloud, an offering hosted in Amazon Web Services‘ GovCloud (US) region. […] More
In a wave of new appointments signaling Xage‘s expansion, the cybersecurity services company has appointed former Booz Allen Hamilton executive Darron Makrokanis as chief revenue officer and former Lockheed Martin executive Matthew Heideman as vice president of federal business. Makrokanis and Heideman are expected to assist Xage in their new roles with managing business spurred by the last few […] More
Merlin Cyber has launched a token-based online portal for public sector organizations to explore a wide range of products and services designed to secure information technology assets. The company said Friday government customers can access its cybersecurity offerings in the Merlin Interchangeable Nominal Tokens marketplace through the Department of Homeland Security’s FirstSource II and NASA’s […] More
Paperless Innovations considers human resource-driven information technology provisioning as a best practice in the federal government as agencies look to implement zero trust approach to network modernization. The company said identity is among possible sources of security threats to cloud applications and highlighted it as “the first pillar of zero trust” because continuous user authentication […] More
Zoom Video Communications has achieved moderate authorization under the State Risk and Authorization Management Program for its communication and collaboration platform designed for government use. In a blog published Thursday, Matt Mandrgoc, head of U.S. public sector at Zoom, said Zoom for Government is now included in the StateRAMP authorized vendor list following the platform’s […] More
The U.S. Army has granted AttackIQ a three-year, authority to operate accreditation for a threat emulation platform after the company completed a risk-based evaluation process. AttackIQ aims to help the military branch manage its critical asset defense posture with the Security Optimization Platform under the “Assess Only” ATO designation, the company said Wednesday. The certification gives Army […] More
Amazon Web Services and Splunk have initiated a project with 15 other technology companies to develop a common framework for standardizing cybersecurity data formats. Splunk said Wednesday the consortium aims to simplify taxonomy meant to help security professionals accelerate the process of ingesting and analyzing data through the Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework. The initiative builds […] More
Raytheon Technologies’ intelligence and space unit has selected CrowdStrike to equip its cloud-based managed detection and response service with endpoint security capabilities. Under the partnership, Raytheon Intelligence & Space will integrate the CrowdStrike Falcon threat intelligence platform into its MDR service to help public and private customers reduce time spent on tracking and mitigating cyber […] More
Carahsoft has entered an agreement with CloudCover to market the latter company’s cybersecurity platform to federal government clientele. Through the collaboration, CloudCover’s CC/B1 security and risk transfer insurance software will be accessible by government agencies via Carahsoft’s contracts from NASA and OMNIA Partners and reseller organizations, the Reston, Virginia-based company said Thursday. The CC/B1 platform functions […] More
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence is seeking public input on its recently published draft of a project description for an upcoming National Institute of Standards and Technology cybersecurity practice guidance document. NIST said Thursday comments on the release called Software Supply Chain and DevOps Security Practices: Implementing a Risk-Based Approach to DevSecOps will help […] More
CSIOS will collaborate with Leidos and BTAS to provide the U.S. Transportation Command with cyberspace operations forces and support services under an approximately $41 million contract. The prime contractor will help Transcom’s cybersecurity service provider team execute missions across the cyber domain by providing full-spectrum cyberspace operations, CSIOS said Friday. “We look forward to assisting […] More
Booz Allen Hamilton has been approved to assist other Department of Defense contracting companies in ensuring the defense industrial base’s compliance with cyber protection standards. The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body authorized Booz Allen as CMMC Third-Party Assessment Organization, making the firm one of the first external entities to be cleared by the Cyber […] More
