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Redspin, a third party assessor organization under the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, has signed nearly $400,000 in new customer agreements ahead of the rollout of the Department of Defense’s security framework. Mac McMillan, CEO and president of Redspin’s parent company CynergisTek, said in a statement published Thursday the cyber organization is preparing to meet […] More
Carahsoft now offers Tenable’s risk-based cybersecurity platform to government customers through its spot on the General Services Administration’s Information Technology Schedule 70 contract and other government acquisition vehicles. Carahsoft said Thursday it serves as a public sector distributor for Tenable’s Cyber Exposure Platform, which is designed to provide cyber oversight across an organization’s IT, operational […] More
Jay Chaudhry, founder, chairman and CEO of Zscaler, said the San Jose, California-based company added 20 government clients in the fiscal fourth quarter ended July 31 and has been selected to conduct a pilot program meant to advance implementation of zero trust architectures in line with the current administration’s cybersecurity executive order, CRN reported Thursday. […] More
Fortinet aims to help bridge cyber skills gaps through a five-year commitment to support the cybersecurity training of a million individuals across the globe. The company said Wednesday it will deliver cyber education through a wide range of efforts under its Training Advancement Agenda and Network Security Experts training institute. Fortinet will offer an eight-level […] More
George Kamis, chief technology officer of global governments and critical infrastructure at Forcepoint, said there are five steps federal agencies can implement to protect mission-critical data in the cloud against ransomware and other cybersecurity attacks and the first is adopting zero trust. “Zero trust replaces implicit assumptions about who is trusted with explicit decisions made […] More
Corelight can now offer its network detection and response product to the Department of Defense, the intelligence community and the U.S. Coast Guard through a blanket purchase agreement held by Carahsoft Technology. The partnership between the two companies provides DOD, IC and USCG with access Corelight’s cybersecurity and asset management software via the 10-year Enterprise […] More
Modus‘ cloud-based electronic discovery products are now certified for government use under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The company said Friday its cloud offerings are designed to help customers address challenges in e-discovery, data privacy and governance while meeting cybersecurity standards set for cloud-based products used in the federal government. According to Steven […] More
The Biden administration’s cybersecurity executive order calls on agencies to implement zero trust to mitigate cyberthreat risks and Steve Faehl, chief technology officer of security for Microsoft’s federal business, said the company could help agencies in their zero trust journey through a three-phase plan that starts with identification and monitoring, Federal News Network reported Thursday. […] More
Chairman and CEO John Wood attributed Telos’ fiscal year 2021 second quarter performance in part to sales in the company’s security business as more government and commercial customers seek technologies to fend off sophisticated cyber threats. Wood told the Washington Business Journal in an interview that he views Telos Ghost and Xacta platforms as “a […] More
Top technology executives from Microsoft‘s federal arm have outlined how the industry can help government agencies realize President Joe Biden’s executive order on cybersecurity, Federal News Network reported Friday. Steve Faehl, chief technology officer of security at Microsoft Federal, said the government has many areas of improvement essential to achieving modernized cybersecurity. These areas include […] More
Army Cyber Command has released a sources sought announcement detailing its need for endpoint security services from small businesses to support military network visibility. The U.S. Army said Monday in the SAM.gov notice it seeks an endpoint security solution-as-a-service to bolster the security of the service branch’s endpoints across all operational domains and to monitor […] More
Logical Operations has released a training course designed to support the preparation of organizations in undergoing the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification compliance process. Training providers can now access the course materials of the one-day, overview class called “CMMC Kickstart: A Practical Guide to Getting Ready for CMMC,” the CMMC Accreditation Body licensed […] More
