The exponential growth of the Internet has led to a significant increase in cyber-attacks within the federal government. With technology continuously evolving, attack and attackers are getting harder to detect especially with outdated systems and processes within the government.

While the federal government is relying more on information technology to drive efficiencies and promote innovation, the need to make major improvements without disrupting operations is proving constantly an issue. According to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Federal Cybersecurity Risk Determination Report and Action Plan, 74 percent of agencies participating in the risk assessment process have either “at risk” or “high risk” cybersecurity issues. The study found that federal agencies are not equipped to determine how threat actors are seeking to gain access to their information.

Federal CISOs and CIOs face challenges from all sides – increasing threats, accelerated cyber-attacks, and linear budgets designed for modest improvements. SkyePoint Decisions, Inc. Threat Defense Shield™ (TDS™), available now on NITAAC’s CIO-SP3 Small Business, is helping to solve these issues. TDS provides customers the ability to address today and tomorrow’s cybersecurity threats by providing agencies with a hacker’s view of growing threats as well as the tools needed to combat them.

TDS does this by utilizing a highly qualified list of cybersecurity partners that help to resolve critical issues such as security audit reports, cloud protection services and Internet of Things (IoT) services. TDS also utilizes BitSight, a Software-as-a-Service quantitative assessment tool that not only collects data on all federal agencies but maintains the largest Domain Name Service (DNS) sinkhole in the world to capture threat activities. 

SkyePoint Decisions is an end-to-end enterprise IT engineering, development and operational support integrator located in Dulles, Virginia. Established in 2009, this small business provides cybersecurity, network engineering and software solutions that empower your global workforce to successfully complete any mission – anytime, anywhere.