{"id":110844,"date":"2024-10-09T23:33:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T03:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangeslices.ai\/?p=110844"},"modified":"2024-10-10T04:36:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T08:36:40","slug":"xage-security-awarded-1-5-million-contract-by-united-states-navy-to-advance-zero-trust-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangeslices.ai\/xage-security-awarded-1-5-million-contract-by-united-states-navy-to-advance-zero-trust-initiatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Xage Security Awarded $1.5 Million Contract by United States Navy to Advance Zero Trust Initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"
Xage Security Government<\/a>\u00a0(Xage), a global leader in Zero Trust access and protection, today announced a $1.5 million Sequential Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract with the United States Navy to prove out Xage\u2019s Zero Trust Access and Protection and Federated Identity Management capabilities in support of multiple strategic initiatives.<\/p>\n This initiative supports compliance with the U.S. Department of Defense Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) Zero Trust Target Strategy to enhance the protection of data, systems, and services with a Zero Trust model\/architecture by 2027. Additionally, Xage will be used in pursuit of the strategic goal shared by the U.S. Navy\u2019s Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (PEO C4I), Tactical Shore & Expeditionary Integration program office (PMW 790) and Program Executive Office Digital and Enterprise Services (PEO Digital) to create an extraordinary future involving battle networks to support the warfighter. This will support the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) DevSecOps (DSO) Overmatch Software Armory (OSA) to deliver the Navy’s contribution to Combined Joint All Domain Command & Control (CJADC-2) and tactical edge cloud Battlenet Landing IT Zone Engineering Development Model (BLITZ EDM) Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) tactical edge capability.<\/p>\n Xage Meets Robust Navy Security Requirements The Xage Fabric Platform is a resilient, highly available cybersecurity mesh, that underpins three core capabilities\u2013\u2013Zero Trust identity and access management (IAM),\u00a0Privileged Access Management (PAM)<\/a>, and Zero Trust remote access (ZTRA)\u2013\u2013to enable secure, least privilege access both for internal users and external coalition partners. Xage also provides Zero Trust data exchange capability to ensure the integrity and authenticity of data as it is shared internally and with coalition partners.<\/p>\n Fulfilling the DOD\u2019s Zero Trust Mandate The selection of Xage as a key technology solution provider is based on its robust Zero Trust capabilities in critical areas such as microsegmentation, data integrity and management, least privilege, and multi-factor authentication (MFA). These features are essential across all domains\u2014whether IT, operational technology (OT), or cloud environments\u2014ensuring comprehensive Zero Trust security at every layer.<\/p>\n Unique Architecture to Support the Warfighter In addition to fulfilling DOD Zero Trust requirements, Xage was selected for its ability to fulfill unique requirements for Navy environments.<\/p>\n The Xage Fabric Platform, deployed as a secure overlay with a distributed architecture and equips the Navy with the following three key capabilities, among others:<\/p>\n