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Darron Makrokanis didn’t seek his career path out—duty came calling to his doorstep. Makrokanis began in law enforcement in the Washington, D.C. region, assigned to federal task forces as well as handling investigative operations. Makrokanis’ trajectory took a turn after the September 11th attacks, when he was recruited by a subcontractor for Booz Allen Hamilton, […] More
Trellix has received authorization to operate for its endpoint detection and response platform under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation issued the FedRAMP High Impact Level certification for Trellix EDR after conducting an audit of the vendor’s security controls, the company said Monday. Trellix EDR is a cloud-hosted […] More
Elastic has joined the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s partnership with IT security companies that have committed to sharing information on cyber risks. Chris Townsend, vice president of public sector sales at Elastic, wrote in a blog post published Friday the company’s Security Labs team could help the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative initiative establish a […] More
Xage Security has become one of the latest companies to be part of the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative. The company said Thursday it joined JCDC’s Industrial Control Systems unit and will lend its expertise and insights on zero trust principles to improve U.S. resilience against online threats. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency added ICS […] More
More than half of government information technology professionals who participated in a GitLab-commissioned survey are looking to evaluate or buy a development, security and operations platform within three years. The annual Global DevSecOps Report covered responses from 5,010 IT professionals across multiple sectors during the month of March and showed that 44 percent of survey […] More
Cigent Technology has launched a storage device equipped with capabilities to counter ransomware attacks. Cigent Secure SSD+ comes with an artificial intelligence microprocessor with machine learning that works to stop ransomware and safeguard data on the device from being encrypted or stolen by constantly monitoring disk activity, the company said Wednesday. When combined with Cigent’s […] More
Fortinet has joined the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency-established Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative in line with the company’s commitment to enhancing the security posture and cybersecurity resilience of the United States. The cybersecurity company said Tuesday it will leverage its expertise, including threat research from its FortiGuard Labs platform, to offer timely and actional threat […] More
Katharyn White, vice president of federal ecosystem at IBM, and Michael Epley, chief architect and security strategist at Red Hat, said agencies must take a holistic approach to cybersecurity to advance the implementation of zero trust architecture across the federal government, FedTech Magazine reported Thursday. Both executives agreed that a holistic cybersecurity framework is key […] 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
The Defense Information Systems Agency is deploying a suite of cloud-based edge services platforms from Hewlett Packard Enterprise to modernize and secure its multi-class wireless networks as part of a broader digital transformation initiative. The effort includes the deployment of HPE Aruba Networking Wi-Fi 6 Access Points and HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass to enable secure […] More
Robert Moore, state and local government market executive at Carahsoft Technology, highlighted key takeaways from a digital transformation roadshow held in Tallahassee, Florida, and one of the discussions at the event centered on the efforts of federal, state and local government agencies to counter cyberthreats. Moore wrote in a blog post published Monday that agencies […] More
Michael McCalip, Navy relationship executive at Carahsoft Technology, said information technology professionals from government and industry could support the U.S. Marine Corps as the service branch moves to achieve its goals this year, such as improving cybersecurity, advancing expeditionary contracting and prepositioning and acquiring a minimum of 31 amphibious combat ships. “For example, transforming cybersecurity […] More
