Forcepoint, a global leader in data-first security, recently named a Multiple Award Finalist in the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Security Service Edge (SSE) leader Bitglass.
Bitglass delivers a truly integrated cloud-native SSE platform for securing access to and usage of information as organizations transform to the cloud.
It brings together best-in-class Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), Secure Web Gateway (SWG), Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), and Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), combined with Data Loss Prevention (DLP) capabilities to enable uniform security policies for accessing the web, cloud, and private data centers managed through a single console.
Bitglass’s SSE platform complements Forcepoint’s Data-first SASE architecture and will accelerate Forcepoint’s efforts to make advanced data security and threat protection technologies easier for organizations to deploy and use.
(Bitglass’ Total Cloud Security Platform claims to be the only secure access service edge offering that combines a Gartner-MQ-Leading cloud access security broker, the world’s only on-device secure web gateway, and zero-trust network access to secure any interaction. Its Polyscale Architecture boasts an industry-leading uptime of 99.99% and delivers unrivaled performance and real-time scalability to any location in the world. Courtesy of Bitglass and YouTube.)
Bitglass’s SSE platform is specifically designed to take full advantage of modern hyperscalers, which goes beyond simply being accessible on the internet, by dynamically scaling up to handle growing loads and provide the resilience customers need for ensuring always-on access to applications and data.
Over the past five years, Bitglass has continuously delivered 99.99% availability, ensuring users can reliably and securely access the resources they need to be productive.
With the return to the office, businesses are adapting to a hybrid work environment in which people work from home, in an office, or on the road all at the same time.
With this shift, security teams are pivoting their focus from workplace security to a workforce security approach centered on securing employees’ access to information everywhere.
Additionally, the acceleration of virtual workforces, digital-first selling, service, and customer experience in a perimeter-less enterprise is also driving the need for cloud-based security that can protect people anywhere, technology recognized by Gartner as SSE.
SSE represents the convergence of technologies for securing access to and usage of sensitive data and intellectual property in web and cloud traffic as well as private data center applications.
By unifying security functions, policies and operations that previously were spread across siloed products from different vendors, SSE reduces the complexity of enabling hybrid workforces to safely and efficiently get to and use the breadth of resources they need to be productive.
“Complexity is the enemy of security,” explains Manny Rivelo, Chief Executive Officer at Forcepoint.
“IT teams today are faced with the reality that securing a hybrid work environment is even more complex than the move to work-from-home was last year.
“With the acquisition of Bitglass, Forcepoint will be accelerating our ability to address customers’ widespread need for enabling hybrid workforces to safely access and use information everywhere—in the web, cloud and data center—more easily than ever before.”
Safeguarding critical systems, infrastructure, and data is of particular importance to federal agencies, but cybersecurity must always be balanced with the need to share data to complete important missions.
Government agencies require the hardware-based separation of data and transfer that diodes provide. Forcepoint’s Data Diode is a high-assurance security solution for one-directional data transfers, that ensures no data can flow from the other direction.
In the digital age, government agencies must be able to secure connections and isolate communications for multiple, sensitive networks.
Government organizations need to be able to move data from an unclassified network to a classified one with assurance that data never moves in the opposite direction.
U.S. federal “Raise the Bar” guidance mandates a move to hardware-based data separation when either the source or destination is a high-threat network, like the internet.
The Forcepoint Data Diode does more than just check the box, as it builds on Forcepoint’s decades of experience with cross-domain solutions in the government space.
This cost-effective solution integrates seamlessly with cross-domain technologies, ensuring one-way transfer traffic can also be deeply inspected at the content level.
(See how you can access and transfer sensitive data resident on multiple, separate networks to secure information sharing and mission success. Protect the human point with Forcepoint Cross Domain Solutions. Courtesy of Forcepoint and YouTube.)
With a diode, data is transmitted one way, much like an ATM offers one-way cash transfers. The customer doesn’t have access to the whole vault—just an authorized amount.
The Forcepoint Data Diode secures one-way transfer using a pitcher and catcher separated through a single strand of fiber. The air gap between networks ensures protocol break and protects the network from many protocol-level attacks.
It also ensures no data can travel back in the other direction. Forcepoint Data Diodes can also handle large amounts of data; support local log consolidation of standard operating syslog, binary auditing, and data transfer logging; and offer high throughput with minimal packet loss while transferring data across networks.
Put simply, it eliminates expensive and time-consuming manual data transfers while meeting stringent compliance and regulatory standards.
Data diodes are particularly useful for organizations that require data to be ingested into a higher sensitivity network while ensuring that there is minimal risk of data coming back out of that network.
For example, data can be securely transferred from an unclassified (e.g. NIPR) or High-Threat Network (HTN) to a Secret one, or from unclassified to Top Secret.
Data can also be sent from a secured segment to external systems and users (e.g. the cloud, a remote monitoring facility, regulatory bodies) without any risk of creating an external threat vector.
This is a cybersecurity breakthrough for federal government agencies and system integrators, critical infrastructure, and regulated industries like oil and gas.
“When the average CISO is managing 50+ security products of loosely connected technologies, it’s clear the industry is challenged and needs to change,” added Rivelo.
“By uniting Bitglass and Forcepoint, we will be able to deliver the industry’s first integrated security platform that transforms and consolidates data security, network, web, and cloud security, threat protection, advanced monitoring, and zero trust control to make access to and usage of information more effective, more reliable and less complex.”
To Learn More about Forcepoint’s Data-first SASE, please visit https://www.forcepoint.com/use-case/sase-security.
Forcepoint’s behavior-based solutions adapt to risk in real-time and are delivered through a cloud-native SASE security platform that protects users, devices, and networks as people access the web and cloud.
Austin-based Forcepoint, prevents the theft or loss of sensitive data and intellectual property no matter where people are working, and eliminates breaches caused by insiders.
Forcepoint Named a Finalist in 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards
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American Security Today’s ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards program is today in its Sixth Year and continues to recognize the Outstanding Innovations of top firms and agencies in the Homeland Security and Public Safety fields.
The Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards is the preeminent U.S. Homeland Security Awards Program highlighting 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.
American Security Today is pleased to announce TSA Administrator David Pekoske, will join the organization as a featured speaker at the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Presentation Luncheon, on November 17, 2021 at ISC East in New York City.
“On the heels of an unprecedented global pandemic, continued unrest in our cities and potentially catastrophic cyberattacks on our nations critical infrastructure, the focus of the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Luncheon will be on the latest, state-of-the-art innovations that are driving investments in new public security and safety technologies and systems,” said AST Editorial and Managing Director Tammy Waitt.
“As a recognized expert in crisis management, strategic planning, innovation and aviation, surface transportation and maritime security, David Pekoske’s message highlighting his top priorities and challenges for the TSA based on his years of wide-ranging experience will be critical to our attendees internalizing the critical nature of these escalating challenges, and realizing innovative new approaches to meet them.”
The 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program is Proudly Sponsored by AMAROK, Fortior Solutions and SIMS Software, along with Returning Premier Sponsors ATI Systems, Attivo Networks, Automatic Systems, and Reed Exhibitions.
Additionally, the First 100 Registered Attendees to receive autographed copies of the Latest Book by Legendary Police Commissioner, Bill Bratton, who will be Live at the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Luncheon.
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At ISC East 2021 you with the opportunity to interact with a broad array of security industry professionals.
ISC East works closely with other businesses in the security and public safety space to help bring together the Northeast’s largest security trade show each year.
In collaboration with premier sponsor SIA (Security Industry Association) and in partnership with ASIS NYC, ISC East is proud to work with and be supported by various associations, trade publications, charities, and more.
Therefore, the ISC audience of security dealers, installers, integrators, consultants, corporate, government and law enforcement/first responder practitioners will be joined by the ASIS NYC audience of major corporate managerial-through-director-level national and global security executives.
The combination of one-on-one conversations with the industry’s top innovators, integrators and security executives, special events, high-quality education and training, and strong support from industry associations, will allow attendees to learn and evaluate solutions from leading security exhibitors and brands.
With the integration of the Natural Disaster and Emergency Management (NDEM) Expo, the show is moving even further into our reader’s wheelhouse!
Your ‘ASTORS’ Awards Luncheon registration includes complimentary attendee access to ISC East, NDEM and the ASIS NYC Security Conference and Expo!
Thank take advantage of this exclusive luncheon opportunity to take a break from the show – Invite your team, guests, clients and show visitors to a lovely and affordable plated meal event in the heart of New York City, for a fabulous networking opportunity!
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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.
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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 about the 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Award Winners solutions, Check Out the New 2020 ‘ASTORS’ CHAMPIONS Edition Fully Interactive Magazine – the Best Products of 2020 ‘A Year in Review’.
The Annual CHAMPIONS edition includes a review of the ‘ASTORS’ Award Winning products and programs, highlighting key details on many of the winning firms products and services, includes video interviews and more.
It is your Go-To source throughout the year for ‘The Best of 2020 Products and Services‘ endorsed by American Security Today, and can satisfy your agency’s and 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 – Just to name a few), the 2020 ‘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 includes featured guest editorial pieces from some of the security industry’s most respected leaders, and recognized firms in the 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program.
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