Encryption is an important security tool for protecting sensitive data. However, not all solutions used the same cipher techniques. There are a number of encryption algorithms that can be used to secure data with varying levels of security. To set acceptable standards for encryption technologies used by the U.S. Government the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) series. These standards define how U.S.

archTIS Director of Federal and Defense, Bill Kalogeros recently presented a CMMC 2.0 Workshop with FCW on new controlled unclassified information or ‘CUI’ marking requirements for CMMC 2.0 which is expected to go into effect in May of 2023. Here’s a summary of his session and a link to the recording to learn more about the pending changes to CUI handling and how to prepare.

Customers, Partners and Colleagues, I am excited to share that archTIS’ NC Protect product has been named 2022 Policy Management Solution of the Year in the 6th annual Cybersecurity Breakthrough Awards.

The last few years have seen a huge shift in how organizations work with their data. The COVID pandemic accelerated a digital transformation as workers transitioned from the office to home-based and back into hybrid working environments. With this new set-up, collaboration is key to worker efficiency. However, the adoption of Microsoft 365 and Teams as a front-end platform has created new challenges for security teams.

We are pleased to announce the launch of NC Encrypt to provide independent encryption key management and Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) support for Microsoft 365 applications and SharePoint Server environments. The sheer number of communication and collaboration channels the M365 platform has introduced, increases the vulnerability of sensitive data and potential for accidental data loss or overexposure, making protection mechanisms such as encryption critical.

Demands on data have created a host of challenges for security and administration, and traditional tools are not keeping up. As we expand collaboration and business activities outside the office, data moves more widely and user permissions expand with every responsibility or team project. Keeping ahead of this permission burden is tough yet necessary for zero trust “don’t trust, verify” security.

The US Department of Defense (DoD) initiative to adopt the Executive Order for Zero Trust is heating up. This week the Pentagon’s CIO, John Sherman, announced plans to implement a zero trust architecture agency-wide within the next 5 years – by 2027. To support this initiative, he plans to announce a new strategy next month to help meet the ambitious deadline for an agency of over 4 million people.

Many organizations want to leverage encryption in their environments. This usually starts off with encrypting data and devices that physically leave the organization. External USB drives with encryption or internal drive encryption on laptops using BitLocker for example. We have all heard stories of secret government documentation being left behind on the train or a laptop with employee information being left in a Taxi while traveling.

We’re pleased to announced the release of Kojensi SaaS v2.0 to ensure secure document collaboration and sharing of sensitive and Export Controlled content between Government, Defence, Defence supply chain, and higher education institutions. This new release assists organisations with meeting strict regulatory guidelines and compliance obligations for secure information sharing.