Cybersecurity

Amazon Web Services has launched AWS Zero Trust Accelerator for Government – Integrated, or ZTAG-I, a reference architecture designed to fast-track the adoption of zero trust architecture within federal agencies. Addressing Challenges to Zero Trust Adoption AWS said Thursday ZTAG-I, which aligns with federal zero trust guidance, offers a fully integrated technology stack that addresses challenges […] More

Leonel Garciga, U.S. Army chief information officer and a two-time Wash100 Award winner, is tackling continuous authority to operate, a.k.a. cATO, processes, for physical weapon systems and platforms as part of an overall service effort to enhance how it uses software on its networks. Centralizing cATO processes is a top priority for Garciga, who is keynoting the […] More

Cyber leaders participated in the recent Global Cyber Innovation Forum, where they discussed emerging threats, technological innovation and strategic partnerships needed to secure digital infrastructure. In an opinion piece published Wednesday, Alex Whitworth, director of sales at Carahsoft, said the event the company hosted together with Forgepoint Capital, Snowflake, Forescout and Google Cloud centered on […] More

Carahsoft Technology will distribute the cybersecurity platform of RapidFort to public sector clients under a new partnership agreement. Craig Abod, president of Carahsoft, said in a statement Tuesday, the company “and its reseller partners are proud to provide our customers with a powerful, DoD-trusted platform that enables them to improve their software security and significantly reduce […] More

Technology provider Arcfield has achieved Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Level 2 following a comprehensive evaluation of its cybersecurity systems. CMMC Certification The certification assessment was conducted jointly by the Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Assessment Center and Redspin, a certified third-party assessor organization, Arcfield said Thursday. The week-long review also included documentation analysis, interviews with Arcfield’s IT and […] More

Zscaler has achieved Level 2 certification under the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification framework. In a press release posted on Wednesday, the company said it secured the certification through the implementation of a zero trust architecture, powered by FedRAMP-authorized Zscaler Internet Access and Zscaler Private Access – two distinct services in the Zscaler […] More

Owl Cyber Defense has unveiled Owl Talon Torrent, the first high-speed protocol filtering diode card pair capable of moving data at 100 Gbps, enhancing network protection and performance. The cybersecurity company said Monday the Owl Talon Torrent is designed to meet the most demanding security and performance needs of intelligence and defense agencies and enterprise organizations. […] More

Security technology solutions Certes will bring its data protection tool to the public sector through a partnership with Carahsoft. Certes Data Protection and Risk Mitigation goes beyond traditional network security, protecting critical information from quantum threats and continuing to secure data in case of a breach, Carahsoft said Tuesday. DPRM offers quantum-safe data encryption that […] More