Axiad Worked with a Key Partner to Secure the
Federal Agency and Seeks to Expand its Federal Government Customer
Base
SANTA
CLARA, Calif., July 23,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Axiad, an identity-first enabler
of the zero trust enterprise, today announced that a federal agency
has chosen Axiad Cloud to ensure computer users are who they claim
to be and to fight phishing and other identity-based attacks. An
Axiad key strategic partner led the effort and the federal agency
has agreed to sponsor Axiad to finalize its progress through the
Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program
(FedRAMP®).
Axiad Cloud enables customers, including federal government
agencies, to manage the lifecycle of cryptographic credentials
using hardware keys from companies such as Yubico, Thales, Feitian,
IDEMIA and more. This combination of hardware, including smart
cards and USB tokens, merged with the robust credential management
of Axiad Cloud, enables organizations to verify user legitimacy
strongly while mitigating identity-based attacks such as phishing,
push bombing and others. Additionally, Axiad Cloud offers support
for derived credentials. The credentials managed by Axiad Cloud
meet Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 Level 2
or higher and adhere to Authenticator Assurance Level 3 (AAL3
standards), ensuring the highest levels of security and
compliance.
Axiad Cloud also plays a key role in helping government agencies
comply with the mandate for phishing-resistant authentication based
on the U.S. Executive Office of the President memorandum 22-09
titled "Moving the U.S. Government Toward Zero Trust Cybersecurity
Principles." In the memo, the office articulates a set of standards
and objectives that will allow the U.S. government to establish a
zero-trust architecture by the end of 2024. It states that strong
multifactor authentication (MFA) will be required for implementing
a zero-trust architecture and phishing-resistant MFA will be key in
stopping sophisticated attacks. It also says that agencies must
stop using forms of MFA that are not phishing resistant.
"The federal agency's agreement underscores the power of Axiad
Cloud in helping government agencies comply with memorandum 22-09,
the deadline for which is fast approaching - September 30,
2024," said David Canellos, CEO of
Axiad. "We will continue to enable our customers to simplify the
complexities of strong authentication and minimize risk by
simplifying the management of credentials, MFA and hardware keys
for large enterprises and government organizations."
As part of the decision to adopt Axiad Cloud, the federal agency
will sponsor and expedite Axiad's progress through the FedRAMP
process. Axiad currently holds FedRAMP Ready status, but with the
agency's support, it is anticipated to quickly achieve Authority to
Operate (ATO) status. This accomplishment indicates that the U.S.
government has thoroughly vetted Axiad and is actively used by a
federal entity, making it available for deployment across other
federal agencies and departments.
About Axiad
Axiad delivers identity-first
authentication technologies that help organizations protect users,
machines, assets and interactions. Axiad customers optimize their
cybersecurity posture while navigating underlying IT complexities
like cloud, on-prem and hybrid infrastructures, and while
maintaining regulatory requirements like FedRAMP, CMMC and AAL3.
Axiad's unique password-less orchestration features, MyCircle and
Airlock, remove friction and overhead from enterprise-wide
authentication management. The company's flagship offering, Axiad
Cloud, is a comprehensive, secure and integrated authentication
platform that supports the widest range of credentials in the
industry including FIDO, mobile MFA, Windows Hello for Business,
YubiKeys, smart cards, TPM and biometrics.
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