Securonix has achieved a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program “In-Process” authorization, a precursor to becoming fully FedRAMP authorized. The security analytics and operations management platform provider explained that FedRAMP is a U.S. government-wide program that provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services. The Addison, Texas-based […]
Box, Inc., a publicly-listed software company based in California, announced that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration‘s Johnson Space Center has been using its products to help advance space exploration missions since 2017. The company’s offerings are currently in use to facilitate secure collaboration and critical processes for the space agency’s Flight Operations Division. NASA […]
VeriTX Corp. announced that the U.S. Air Force has awarded the company a contract valued at $2 million to create a secure digital fabric for existing and new critical applications used in the service’s logistics enterprise. The New York-based company said the solution being procured is intended to increase the Air Force’s ability to defend digital […]
Palo Alto-based VMWare was conferred a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program “High” authorization rating for its Cloud products. The “High” rating represents the most secure of three authorization levels that cloud service providers can achieve when seeking approval through FedRAMP, the U.S. government’s security level classification for cloud products and services. The U.S. Marshals […]
The U.S. Air Force’s cyber and information warfare command is ready to commit to the zero trust model as part of broader efforts to strengthen cybersecurity. Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh, commander of the 16th Air Force, told reporters Monday that zero trust has become a “foundational” objective in view of the fact that most weapons […]
Octo and Tyto Athene announced the creation of a new joint venture company that seeks to combine their IT modernization and digital transformation capabilities to better meet the demands of the U.S. federal government market. The new entity will be known as Octo-Athene and it will offer end-to-end solutions with capabilities ranging from network modernization […]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Coast Guard Cyber Command, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Thursday issued a joint advisory warning the public that sophisticated cyber criminals may exploit a vulnerability in ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus to the detriment of its users. Advanced persistent threat actors, through their exploitation of the cloud […]
The U.S. Space Force has launched multiple efforts to modernize the military’s aging Satellite Control Network in preparation for the projected increase in space activities. There are currently seven SCN sites located in the U.S. and around the world, consisting of 15 large dish antennas that control more than 190 military and government satellites in […]
French technology company IDEMIA announced that it is providing the National Aeronautics and Space Administration with a remote identity proofing solution that will enable the agency to remotely verify and enroll partner as well as collaborator identities. The Remote Identity Proofing solution to be delivered is in full compliance with the National Institute of Standards […]
The Department of Defense is going ahead with a project which will enable military engineers to develop next-generation jet engines using supercomputing technologies, long before the first physical prototype is actually built. The idea was born out of a proposal jointly submitted by the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command and the Naval Air Warfare Center. […]
