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5 March 2024

 

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Darktrace Federal Achieves FedRAMP High In Process Designation

 

Darktrace Federal (https://darktrace.com/federal) today announced that it has
received a High Impact Level "In Process" designation from the Federal Risk
and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). Darktrace Federal's Cyber AI
Mission Defense™ and Cyber AI Email Protection™ products are now listed in
the FedRAMP Marketplace (https://marketplace.fedramp.gov/products) . In
cooperation with its FedRAMP sponsor Darktrace Federal is targeting
authorization this fall.

 

FedRAMP (https://www.fedramp.gov/) is a U.S. government-wide program that
promotes the adoption of secure cloud services across the federal government
by providing a standardized approach to security and risk assessment for cloud
technologies and federal agencies. This designation marks a critical milestone
for Darktrace Federal to be able to deliver information technology (IT),
operational technology (OT), Internet of Things (IoT), and email security to
the U.S. federal government via cloud-native deployments, empowering agencies
to combat threats ranging from stealthy insiders to zero-day attacks and
supply chain compromises. Darktrace Federal anticipates achievement of full
FedRAMP High authorization later this year.

 

With over 400 security controls, High Impact Level represents the highest
standard for cloud security controls granted by the FedRAMP Project Management
Office (PMO). It authorizes a company to handle the U.S. federal government's
Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in cloud environments, establishing
a public-private partnership to promote advancement of more secure information
technologies. Darktrace Federal is joining a select group, as fewer than 60
vendors, and even fewer in the cybersecurity space, are either in process or
authorized for High Impact Level.

 

"Cybersecurity for IT networks and Cyber-Physical Systems is a national
security priority for the U.S. federal government. The stakes are high with
the potential for insider threats to cause incalculable damage and for
nation-states to compromise critical infrastructure," said Marcus Fowler, CEO
of Darktrace Federal. "Our mission at Darktrace Federal is to deliver complete
AI-powered solutions to defend U.S. federal government customers from cyber
disruptions and ensure mission resilience. The FedRAMP High Impact Level In
Process designation is the next step in our journey to use Self-Learning AI to
protect the government's cloud and email environments."

 

While Darktrace Federal's Cyber AI Mission Defense™ solution has initial
deployments defending some Department of Defense IT and OT facilities, FedRAMP
High authorization will enable cloud-native deployments of Darktrace for
increased visibility, flexibility and mission capabilities. It will also
enable Darktrace Federal to offer Cyber AI Email Protection™ in cloud
environments for the government's most sensitive unclassified data.

 

"Darktrace's email solution has already demonstrated it can detect novel email
attacks up to 13 days earlier on average than email security tools trained on
knowledge of past threats,( 1 )" said Jeff Cornelius, Executive Vice President
of Growth at Darktrace Federal. "We look forward to achieving FedRAMP High
authorization so we may extend this powerful capability to U.S. federal
government agencies to help them defend against sophisticated email threats."

 

Darktrace Federal products use Darktrace's proven Self-Learning AI
(https://darktrace.com/cyber-ai) to protect network, cloud, OT and email
environments, all with a zero-trust central focus, which is critical as the
U.S. government continues to modernize its digital infrastructure. The
solutions are designed to uplift human security teams with AI-driven
investigations and AI-written reports. This will increase efficiency,
productivity and security team capabilities, saving critical hours providing
easy-to-use tools to stay ahead of evolving threats and bridge the cyber
skills gap.

 

Darktrace Federal products can now be found in the FedRAMP Marketplace here
(https://marketplace.fedramp.gov/products/FR2402468053) .

 

ABOUT DARKTRACE FEDERAL

Darktrace Federal Inc. is on a mission to deliver complete AI-powered
solutions to defend U.S. federal government customers from cyber disruptions
and ensure mission resilience. Darktrace Federal is a Reston, Virginia-based
subsidiary of Darktrace PLC (https://darktrace.com/) (DARK.L), a global leader
in cyber security artificial intelligence delivering world-class technology
that protects approximately 9,200 customers globally from advanced cyber
threats. Darktrace Federal applies Darktrace's Self-Learning AI
(https://www.darktrace.com/en/self-learning-ai) , which continuously learns
and updates its knowledge of 'you' and applies that understanding to optimize
your state of cyber security. To learn more, please visit
https://darktrace.com/federal (https://darktrace.com/federal) .

 

( 1 ) 13 days mean average of phishing payloads active in the wild between the
response of Darktrace/Email compared to the earliest of 16 independent feeds
submitted by other email security technologies.

 

 

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