Keeper Security, a leading provider of zero-trust and zero-knowledge cybersecurity software solutions that protect passwords, privileged access, secrets, and remote connections, is pleased to announce it’s FedRAMP Keeper Security Government Cloud (KSGC) has been Nominated to compete in Multiple Categories in the 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Competition.

Federal government agencies have diverse cybersecurity defenses, such as intrusion detection systems (IDS), intrusion prevention systems (IPS), data loss prevention (DLP) tools, security information and event management (SIEM) systems, as well as single sign-on (SSO) deployments.

While these tools have their place, a simple problem looms large: over 80% of successful data breaches leverage weak or stolen passwords.

Keeper Security Government Cloud provides a human-centric cybersecurity solution to your team and organization. Improve your agency’s cybersecurity by providing employees with a simple and effective method to adopt password security best practices like multi-factor authentication (MFA) and integration with your SSO to eliminate security gaps.

FedRAMP promotes cloud solutions for all federal agencies by providing a secure method for cloud adoption to government organizations. KSGC is FedRAMP Authorized and maintains the Keeper Security Zero-Trust Security Framework alongside a Zero-Knowledge Security Architecture, so users have complete knowledge, management, and control over credentials and encryption keys.

KSGC equips organizational IT administrators with visibility and control over password security practices across the entire organization on all devices, enabling them to enforce the use of strong, unique passwords, multi-factor authentication (MFA), role-based access control (RBAC), event logging, reporting, and other security policies. KSGC provisions with and integrates into any IT environment and identity stack.

Keeper is GDPR compliant, CCPA compliant, FedRAMP authorized, StateRAMP Authorized, certified by TrustArc for online privacy, and holds the longest-standing SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certifications in the industry.

KSGC Key Features Include:

AWS GovCloud

• Keeper Security Government Cloud is hosted in Amazon Web Services (AWS) GovCloud, meeting government compliance and security requirements.

• The AWS GovCloud environment is designed to host sensitive data, regulate workloads, and comply with strict US government security & compliance requirements.

Provisioning

• Secure provisioning is provided through the KSGC Information Security Team. KSGC securely provisions your environment utilizing your organization’s directory.

• KSGC is compatible with any SAML 2.0 compatible identity provider, such as Azure Government Cloud, Okta, Duo, and Ping.

Compliance and Security

• KSGC meets security compliance requirements such as FIPS 140-2 and FedRAMP and generates detailed, user-level reports that show privileged access and permissions to critical systems, credentials, and secrets.

BreachWatch

• KSGC BreachWatch monitors the dark web for breached passwords.

• Preserving zero knowledge and zero trust, Keeper runs credentials through a one-way hash twice and compares it to the breached data, and alerts you of compromised passwords used within your agency by employees or contractors.

• The admin console provides a summary view of breached password status across your organization.

Secure Collaboration

• Eliminate silos and security risks when collaborating by securely sharing records.

• Keeper enables agency, department, and/or team leaders to extend and revoke access to records and passwords with the option to mask credentials.

Strengthen your organization’s ability to mitigate risk, simplify compliance, and combat cyberattacks with a human-centric solution that all users can easily adopt.

Keeper utilizes delegated administration and role-based enforcement policies to provide complete visibility and control over identity security and risks within your organization.

Keeper’s Enterprise Password Manager (EPM) is the only solution that uses Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) in its encryption. Considered by the InfoSec community to be the most secure level of encryption for information security, ECC provides many advantages, including:

• Best-in-Class Security: The difficulty of solving elliptic curves provides additional protection against complex cyberattacks such as quantum computing.

• Efficiency: ECC uses smaller key sizes than other encryption algorithms, such as RSA. This makes it more efficient in terms of computation and storage requirements as it uses limited resources.

• Fast Computation: ECC is faster than other encryption algorithms, making it an ideal choice for applications that require fast encryption and decryption.

(When you switch between devices all day, you need a password manager to move with you. Find out why the Apple Circle team trusts Keeper to keep their passwords and information safe and secure. Courtesy of Keeper and YouTube.)

Keeper’s encryption model documentation compares the strength of 256-bit elliptic curves against vaults encrypted with password-derived keys.

The company’s model guarantees that all your essential information, like logins, files, and payment details, are secured, allowing you to focus on what matters most without worrying about cyber threats.

Keeper’s encryption process is designed with user convenience in mind, and automatically generates strong encryption keys on your device, ensuring privacy and enabling the seamless sharing of records and folders when necessary.

Keeper recently announced significant new User Interface (UI) updates to its password management platform for a friendlier and more intuitive experience to offer clearer distinctions between elements, as well as enhanced clarity and searchability, to improve the user experience and make it even easier to take advantage of Keeper’s powerful features.

“Our customers’ satisfaction with their user experience is a priority for us,” explained Darren Guccione, Keeper Securitys CEO and Co-Founder.

“We are fanatical about creating solutions that are as user-friendly as they are secure.”

“At Keeper, our design and product teams are constantly working to modernize Keeper’s cybersecurity products which ultimately unifies ease-of-use and world-class security.”

Keeper Security customers can expect an updated experience with this overhaul of the vault’s user interface – offering a fresh, updated look with modern styling for a welcoming and streamlined appeal.

Key Features to the Updated UI Include:

• Friendlier Interface: Keeper’s streamlined UI will reduce grid lines and introduce cleaner colors and adjustable panes.

• Streamlined Usability: More efficient user workflows will reduce the number of clicks necessary to complete a task.

• Accessibility and Inclusion: Upgraded UI will provide colors, contrast and font/icon sizes compliant with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards.

• Advanced Search: New, easy-to-use filters will enable users to search their Keeper Vaults with the utmost flexibility.

• Onboarding: The new onboarding wizard provides a more welcoming guided experience to setting up a user’s vault.

• Lost Records: Keeper will now show the shared folder name and record contents of all records that are deleted out of shared folders.

(See how Keeper is taking an incremental approach to improving your user experience by continuously enhancing the look, feel, and usability of all of its Keeper apps while being mindful of the importance of familiarity, consistency, and the world-class functionality its users have become accustomed to. Courtesy of Keeper and YouTube.)

When customers log into Keeper, they will immediately notice a refreshed Web and Desktop Vault featuring the new, modern UI. Animated record and folder details are displayed for better clarity, legibility, and modern style, and users will be able to customize their colors.

Users can now enjoy improved vault organization with modern interface elements such as modals, popups, and dialogs, all improved to be equally functional and stylish.

The interface will also display avatars with initials to allow teammates to identify contacts when sharing records and folders quickly.

As Keeper expands into larger markets, the number of folders and records in enterprise vaults has increased exponentially, with some customers having tens of thousands of record counts.

To address this, Keeper now offers advanced search capabilities to pinpoint data in the vault quickly, allowing users to specify one or more search operators that can be used in combination to locate folders and records – while also allowing for granular searches that include specific values in specific record fields.

Meanwhile, the brand-new Keeper Quick Search feature will show recently viewed items and provide lightning-fast results.

Also coming soon for Keeper’s users is a new fixed-sized browser extension, which will stay consistent from screen to screen and replicate the Web Vault improvements on mobile devices. This browser extension will provide a more spacious design, easier identification of key fields, useful settings and features with easy-to-find logos, and simple navigation with new layouts.

For mobile apps, the new UI will feature friendly elements that are easier to read and navigate on smaller screens. For iOS, Keeper users will benefit from performance improvements, faster speeds, and enhanced search results to easily find folders and their contents even with tens of thousands of records.

Whereas Android users will see cleaner themes with a new default Light Mode and revamped user-selected themes to match Keeper’s UI enhancements. Additional features include a navigation bar for quick access to important screens on the app and frictionless Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) login.

No matter how you access your account, whether through single sign-on, passwordless technology, or a master password, Keeper provides an extra layer of security tailored to your needs.

Widely adopted by government agencies and public sector organizations, Keeper’s cutting-edge encryption technology offers unparalleled security and ease of use.

For more information about Keeper’s password management platform and the new updates, please visit Keeper’s Documentation Portal and Release Notes.

Learn More about how Keeper Security is transforming the way people and organizations around the world secure their passwords, secrets, and confidential information, with it’s easy-to-use cybersecurity platform built on a foundation of zero-trust and zero-knowledge security to protect every user on every device.

The company’s solution deploys in minutes and seamlessly integrates with any tech stack to prevent breaches, reduce help desk costs and ensure compliance.

Trusted by millions of individuals and organizations globally, Keeper is a leader in best-in-class password management, secrets management, privileged access, secure remote access, and encrypted messaging.

Protect what matters at KeeperSecurity.com.

Keeper Scores Three Nominations in the 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program

American Security Today’s Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards is the preeminent U.S. Homeland Security Awards Program, and now entering its Eighth Year, continues to recognize industry leaders of Physical and Border Security, Cybersecurity, Emergency Preparedness – Management and Response, Law Enforcement, First Responders, as well as federal, state and municipal government agencies in the acknowledgment of their outstanding efforts to Keep our Nation Secure.

The continually evolving ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program will highlight the trail of Accomplished Women in Leadership in 2023 and the Significance and Positive Impact of Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in our Next Generation of Government and Industry Leaders. #MentorshipMatters

So be on the lookout for exciting upcoming announcements of Speakers, Presenters, Book Signing Opportunities, and Attendees at the 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Presentation Luncheon in November of 2023 in New York City!

Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards at https://americansecuritytoday.com/ast-awards/.

Comprehensive List of Categories Include:

Don’t see a Direct Hit for your Product, Agency or Organization?

Submit your category recommendation for consideration to Michael Madsen, AST Publisher, at: mmadsen@americansecuritytoday.com.

Homeland Security remains at the forefront of our national conversation as we experience an immigration crisis along our southern border and crime rates that are dramatically higher than before the Pandemic across the United States.

These challenges have become a national priority with an influx of investments in innovative new technologies and systems.

Enter American Security Today, the #1 publication and media platform in the Government Security and Homeland Security fields, with a circulation of over 75,000 readers and many tens of thousands more who visit our AST website at www.americansecuritytoday.com each month.

The pinnacle of the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program is the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards Ceremony Luncheon Banquet, an exclusive, full-course plated meal event, in the heart of New York City.

The 2022 exclusive sold-out ‘ASTORS’ luncheon featured representatives of law enforcement, public safety, and industry leaders who came together to honor the selfless service of those who stand on the front lines and those who stand beside them – providing the capabilities and technologies to create a safer world for generations to come.

Last year marked the 20th anniversary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which came out in force to discuss comprehensive collaborations between private and public sectors that have led to the development of intelligence and technologies which serve to protect our nation.

The keynote address was provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner (DEAC) Diane Sabatino, who described the changes to CBP through the tragedy of 9/11 and the relentless commitment to its mission and ongoing investment in the latest technologies and innovations to protect our borders and Homeland.

The resounding theme of the DEAC’s remarks was her pride in the women and men of the CBP and their families who support them.

AST was also joined by Legendary Police Commissioner William Bratton, who spoke about his love for the City of New York, the Profession of law enforcement to which he has dedicated his life, and for which he continues to drive thought leadership and innovation.

New York City Police Department (NYPD) Chief of Department Kenneth Corey, came out to address Luncheon attendees and shared some of his experiences and the changes in policing he’s witnessed over his more than three decades of service.

FDNY Chief Joseph Jardin honored the men and women of the FDNY, not only those who currently serve but all of those who have selflessly served, with special recognition of those lost on 9/11.

Chief Jardin spoke about the continuing health battle of many following 9/11 with cancer and respiratory disease, yet now knowing the full consequences, would not have made a different decision to respond.

As Chief Jardin noted, mission-driven service is the lifeblood of every firefighter, volunteer, and sworn member, and has been so throughout the history of the Fire Service.

Former head of the FBI’s active shooter program, Katherine Schweit joined AST to sign complimentary copies of her book, ‘STOP THE KILLING: How to End the Mass Shooting Crisis,’ thanks to the generosity of our 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Sponsors. 

The 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program was Proudly Sponsored by NEC National Security Systems (NSS), ATI Systems, Automatic Systems of America, guardDog AI, Fortior Solutions, IPVideo Corporation, Rajant Corporation, RX Global, and SIMS Software!

We were pleased to welcome the esteemed New York City Fire Department (FDNY); the New York City Police Department (NYPD); and the NYC Hospital Police,  as well as Executive Management from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and many other DHS agencies, Federal law enforcement agencies, and private/public partnerships such as the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives (NAWLEE), the 30×30 Initiative, a coalition of professionals advancing the representation of women in policing; and Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) (rail safety advocates).

The prestigious Annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program highlights the most cutting-edge and forward-thinking security solutions coming onto the market today, to ensure our readers have the information they need to stay ahead of the competition and keep our Nation safe – one facility, street, and city at a time.

In 2022 over 240 distinguished guests representing Federal, State, and Local Governments, and Industry Leading Corporate Firms gathered from across North America, Europe, and the Middle East to be honored among their peers in their respective fields.

Each year, to keep our communities safe and secure, security dealers, installers, integrators, and consultants, along with corporate, government, and law enforcement/first responder practitioners, convene in New York City to network, learn and evaluate the latest technologies and solutions from premier exhibiting brands at ISC East, the Natural Disaster & Emergency Management Expo (NDEM EXPO), and the ASIS NYC Expo.

ISC East is the Northeast’s leading security & public safety event, hosted in collaboration with sponsor Security Industry Association (SIA) and in partnership with ASIS NYC.

Corporate firms, the majority of which return year to year to build upon their Legacy of Wins, include:

Advanced Detection Technologies, AMAROK, ATI Systems, Axis Communications, Automatic Systems, BriefCam, Canon U.S.A., Cellbusters, CornellCookson, CyberArk  Fortior Solutions, guardDog.ai, Hanwha Techwin of America, High Rise Escape Systems, IPVideo Corporation, Konica Minolta Business Solutions, NEC National Security Systems, NICE Public Safety, OnSolve, PureTech Systems, Quantum Corporation, Rave Mobile Safety, Regroup Mass Notification, Robotic Assistance Devices, Rajant Corporation, SafeLogic, Select Engineering Services LLC, Singlewire Software, SolarWinds Worldwide, Teledyne FLIR, Valor Systems, and West Virginia American Access Control Systems, just to name a few!

Why American Security Today?

The traditional security marketplace has long been covered by a host of publications putting forward the old-school basics to what is Today – a fast-changing security landscape.

American Security Today is uniquely focused on the broader Homeland Security & Public Safety marketplace with over 75,000 readers at the Federal, State, and local levels of government as well as firms allied to the government.

American Security Today brings forward a fresh compelling look and read with our customized digital publications that hold readers’ eyes throughout the story with cutting-edge editorial that provides solutions to their challenges.

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AST Digital Publications are distributed to over 75,000 qualified government and homeland security professionals, in federal, state, local, and private security sectors.

‘PROTECTING OUR NATION, ONE CITY AT A TIME’

AST Reaches both Private & Public Experts, essential to meeting these new challenges.

Today’s new generation of public safety and security experts need real-time knowledge to deal with domestic and international terrorism, lone wolf attacks, unprecedented urban violence, shifts in society, culture, and media bias – making it increasingly difficult for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, First Responders, Military and Private Security Professionals to implement coordinated security measures to ensure national security and improve public safety.

These experts are from Government at the federal, state, and local levels as well as from private firms allied to the government.

AST provides a full plate of topics in our AST Monthly Magazine Editions, AST Website, and AST Daily News Alerts, covering 23 Vital Sectors such as Access Control, Perimeter Protection, Video Surveillance/Analytics, Airport Security, Border Security, CBRNE Detection, Border Security, Ports, Cybersecurity, Networking Security, Encryption, Law Enforcement, First Responders, Campus Security, Security Services, Corporate Facilities, and Emergency Response among others.

AST has Expanded readership into integral Critical Infrastructure audiences such as Protection of Nuclear Facilities, Water Plants & Dams, Bridges & Tunnels, and other potential targets of terrorism.

Other areas of concern include Transportation Hubs, Public Assemblies, Government Facilities, Sporting & Concert Stadiums, our Nation’s Schools & Universities, and Commercial Business Destinations – all enticing targets due to the large number of persons and resources clustered together.

To learn more, please see the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ CHAMPIONS Edition Fully Interactive Magazine – the Best Products of 2022 ‘A Year in Review.’

The Annual CHAMPIONS edition reviews ‘ASTORS’ Award Winning products and programs, highlighting key details on many of the winning firm’s products and services, including video interviews and more.

The 2022 CHAMPIONS serves as your Go-To Source through the year for ‘The Best of 2022 Products and Services‘ endorsed by American Security Today – and can satisfy your agency’s and/or organization’s most pressing Homeland Security and Public Safety needs.

From Physical Security (Access Control, Critical Infrastructure, Perimeter Protection, and Video Surveillance Cameras and Video Management Systems), to IT Security (Cybersecurity, Encryption, Data Storage, Anti-Malware, and Networking Security – to name a few), the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ CHAMPIONS EDITION has what you need to Detect, Delay, Respond to, and Mitigate today’s real-time threats in our constantly evolving security landscape.

It also features guest editorial pieces from some of the security industry’s most respected leaders and recognized firms in the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program.

For more information on All Things American Security Today, as well as the 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program, please contact Michael Madsen, AST Publisher at mmadsen@americansecuritytoday.com.

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