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Palo Alto Networks’ Drew Epperson: Zero Trust Could Enabler Better User Experience

Drew Epperson, vice president for federal engineering at Palo Alto Networks, said the move to zero trust backed by the adoption of automation, artificial intelligence and machine learning tools could enable public sector organizations to provide a better user experience. In a video interview posted on the Carahsoft website, Epperson cited how the use of a cloud-based secure access service edge platform could benefit remote users when it comes to accessing applications.

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by Jane Edwards October 19, 2023, 10:43 am
in Cloud, Cybersecurity, News

Google Public Sector’s Karen Dahut on Government Cloud Adoption, Shift to Zero Trust

Karen Dahut, CEO of Google Public Sector and a three-time Wash100 awardee, said public sector customers seeking to advance digital transformation efforts want three things: moving from legacy information technology systems to the cloud, having security built in and working with technology vendors that could support them. In an interview published Wednesday, Dahut told C4ISRNET about her insights on the adoption of cloud and artificial intelligence technologies by the Department of Defense and other federal agencies.

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by Jane Edwards October 19, 2023, 10:21 am
in Cybersecurity, DOD, News

MAG Aerospace, Idaho National Laboratory Partner to Enhance Cybersecurity of Cyber Physical Systems

Full-spectrum joint domain command and control services provider MAG Aerospace has entered into a partnership with Idaho National Laboratory to secure cyber physical systems like critical infrastructure from cyber threats, with the ultimate aim of enhancing national security. MAG Aerospace said on Wednesday that, under the partnership, it will use INL's Consequence-driven Cyber-informed Engineering assessment methodology to identify hardened operational technology-dependent assets and detect vulnerabilities.

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by Jerry Petersen October 19, 2023, 9:58 am
in Cybersecurity, News

Carahsoft’s Alex Whitworth Discusses Government Cybersecurity Initiatives in Electric and Utilities Sector

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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by Jane Edwards October 18, 2023, 8:50 am
in Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, News

Shield Capital Gets $186M in Commitments on Inaugural Venture Capital Fundraiser

Shield Capital has announced the final closing of its inaugural fund focused on early-stage venture capital investments. Upon its closing, Shield Capital Fund I, L.P. was oversubscribed at 55 percent above target and had obtained $186 million in capital commitments from institutional and private investors, Shield Capital said.

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by Aidan Daly October 17, 2023, 12:10 pm
in Cybersecurity, News

CEO Sean Berg Discusses Future of Forcepoint G2CI Following TPG Acquisition

Forcepoint's Global Governments and Critical Infrastructure cybersecurity business will focus on insider risk and behavior analytics and increase investment in cyber defense technologies against insider threats after being acquired by asset management firm TPG, Forcepoint G2CI CEO Sean Berg told GovInfoSecurity in a recent interview. Berg commented that the divestiture is beneficial for the firm and Forcepoint's commercial business, but the two will continue to collaborate on certain endeavors.

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by Jamie Bennet October 12, 2023, 8:53 am
in Cybersecurity, News

Carahsoft to Distribute Illumio Zero Trust Segmentation Tool to Government Sector; Alex Whitworth Quoted

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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by Naomi Cooper October 11, 2023, 7:05 am
in Cybersecurity, News

Mitre Hands Off Operation of ATT&CK Training and Credentialing Program to MAD20 Technologies

The technology foundation of not-for-profit organization Mitre has spun out Mitre ATT&CK Defender onto venture-based startup MAD20 Technologies under a tech transfer agreement. MAD20 has been independently operating Mitre ATT&CK Defender — the training and credentialing program for the ATT&CK cybersecurity knowledge base — since Sept. 30, Mitre said.

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by Jerry Petersen October 10, 2023, 8:12 am
in Cybersecurity, Executive Spotlights, News

Alex Whitworth, Sales Director at Carahsoft, Shares Thoughts on Cyber Risk Reduction Strategies

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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by Charles Lyons-Burt October 6, 2023, 11:36 am
in Contract Awards, Cybersecurity, News

Aeyon Secures USMC Contract for Cybersecurity, IT Risk Analysis Support; Jay Hunko Quoted

Aeyon and its partners will provide the U.S. Marine Corps with cybersecurity and information technology risk and analysis support in an effort to boost its digital capabilities, enhance internal controls and strengthen cybersecurity posture. The company will work with Black & Rossi, Spry Methods and Zen Strategics as well as the USMC's Deputy Commandant for Information under a contract from the Information, Command, Control, Communications and Computers division.

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by Christine Thropp October 6, 2023, 11:04 am
in Cybersecurity, News

Treasury Plans BPA for Departmentwide Professional & Cybersecurity Services

The Department of the Treasury is seeking industry feedback on the draft performance work statement of a blanket purchase agreement for enterprise-wide professional and cybersecurity services. The potential eight-year BPA covers the provision of highly adaptive cybersecurity services to support the Treasury's security operations center functions in areas such as information security incident management, vulnerability management and adversary and advanced operations.

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by Naomi Cooper October 5, 2023, 11:17 am
in Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, M&A Activity, News

LOCH Technologies to Combine AirShield Platform With Autonomic Cybersecurity Technology From Newly-Acquired Avirtek

Wireless threat monitoring company LOCH Technologies has acquired software company Avirtek. With the transaction complete, LOCH said Monday it would work to enable a data detection and response capability by integrating Avirtek's autonomic cybersecurity technology into its AirShield platform.

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by Jerry Petersen October 3, 2023, 10:17 am