U.S. Federal Government

The Federal Government faces unique challenges when dealing with cyber security as they are frequently the target of international cyber attacks and malicious insiders. Furthermore, the Federal arena is split into two distinct areas with their own compliance and security standards and regulations; DoD/Intel and Government Agencies.

The Department of Defense and Intelligence community faces some of the tightest compliance requirements as well as the strictest security standards internally. This is due to the incredibly sensitive nature of their data and information. The United States Military and Intelligence agencies guard some of the most top-secret intelligence information in the world...

These unique challenges require a special cyber security firm. Ciphent has the worlds foremost experts on information security as well as multiple consultants who have obtained their U.S. Government security clearance. Our focus on the specific security risks and challenges along with our knowledge of the compliance regulations that are important to the DoD and Intel space make us the most well equipped to help the United States' Military and Intelligence services with their information security needs.

Compliance and Security Assessments

• DISA-STIG
• 8500.2
• FISMA
• NSA SNAC Guidelines

U.S. Federal Civilian Agencies face similar cyber security challenges as the DoD and Intel communities, but have their own unique set of compliance and regulatory standards that they must adhere to. Civilian agencies interact with the U.S. population on a daily basis; storing their tax returns, managing their social security numbers, passport information and more.

Civilian Agencies need to be nimble enough to extract citizens data on demand. Many of these agencies are faced with the task of keeping information secure but accessible to properly credentialed employees. The cyber security challenges facing these agencies requires in-depth knowledge and experience with large enterprise IT systems. Ciphent's security experts have the federal industry experience to accomplish these goals with time-saving solutions and regulatory compliance knowledge

Compliance Requirements

• FISMA
• NIST 800-53
• SCAP
• CIS