Forcepoint has launched Dynamic User Protection to advance modern user activity monitoring (UAM) and insider threat protection, leveraging a cloud-native solution to deliver out-of-the-box functionality with no policy configuration, providing real-time visibility into true risk behaviors of compromised  users within hybrid cloud environments.

"In this next phase of cybersecurity, managing risk across the cloud, network and endpoint will drive everything. With Dynamic User Protection, Forcepoint is changing the rules of the cybersecurity game by delivering global enterprises the ability to automatically enforce security policy across all control points tailored to a specific end-user based on the risk they represent," said Nico Popp, chief product officer at Forcepoint. 

With the shift to remote work due to COVID-19, user security threats increased with critical data and intellectual property in unmanaged home environments. There has been a 400 percent increase in cyberattacks in 2020, according to an FBI report. 

Forcepoint’s Dynamic User Protection, organizations will be able to monitor user activity monitoring with mainstream enterprise access to continuous risk assessment across security control points. 

Dynamic User Protection's risk scores transform the traditional audit-only mode Data Loss Prevention (DLP) deployment to become intelligent DLP by automating policy response based on level of risk while significantly reducing false positives.

Dynamic User Protection utilizes Indicators of Behavior (IoB) as the real-time analytics engine to determine the overall risk of an entity. These IoBs deliver security teams context around behaviors and by combining multiple behaviors determines true risk scores that assess overall risk of an entity as good or bad.

"Digital transformation initiatives have been accelerated by a surge in remote work…  Leveraging User Activity Monitoring-as-a-Service allows enterprises to take advantage of what could best be called a 'data scientist in the cloud' to proactively manage user risk and protect critical data from being breached," said Doug Cahill, vice president and group director at Enterprise Strategy Group.

Orolia Defense and Security has received security approval by SMC Production Corps. for BroadSim Modernized Navstar Security Algorithm (MNSA), the company reported on Tuesday.  BroadSim’s approval has marked the offering as the only software-defined GNSS simulator on the market to receive the clearance.

"Thought, skill, and patience went into developing this solution. Not only have we taken an innovative approach to ensuring the security of this technology, our implementation was designed with ease of use being top-of-mind – from procurement, to delivery, to installation, to testing – so our customers can spend more time supporting their mission and less time making their simulator work," said Tyler Hohman, director of Products with Orolia. 

BroadSim is a proven  solution within the federal government, Department of Defense (DoD) and military customers. Orolia’s solution was recently selected by the US military to support diverse testing of military GPS receivers.

BroadSim, powered by the advanced Skydel Simulation Engine, is more flexible, scalable and cost-effective than traditional systems. Orolia’s BroadSim has offered MNSA users a step-by-step guide to enable rapid and simple set-up, as well as the ability to generate MNSA in minutes and quickly downgrade the system if needed.

Additionally, Orolia delivered its first round of MNSA M-Code to multiple customers in late August. BroadSim MNSA has consolidated P(Y)-Code and AES M-Code as another GPS encrypted signal that Orolia Defense and Security supports. 

MNSA M-Code is being rolled out as a required standard across many defense platforms. Engineers and system integrators must consider this in their testing cycles. Orolia has streamlined previously tedious processes and are available with expert support to guide them every step of the way.

About Orolia Defense & Security

Orolia Defense & Security provides Resilient PNT solutions to U.S. Government agencies, defense organizations, and their contractors. Orolia Defense & Security is authorized to work on U.S. Government classified and unclassified projects, in addition to supporting strategic partnerships for key defense PNT technologies.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has asked interested stakeholders to comment on a draft guide that presents best practices to assess the use of Agile approach to software development across the federal government.

GAO said in a report published Monday the Agile Assessment Guide seeks to serve federal auditors, organizations and programs that have come up with protocols and policies for Agile adoption and seek to assess their Agile approach to software development. 

The guide groups the best practices into several categories, including team dynamics and activities; requirements development; Agile and the federal contracting process; Agile and program monitoring and control; and Agile metrics.

For Agile and contracting, best practices include tailoring contract structure and inputs to align with Agile practices, integrating the program office and developers and incorporating Agile tools, metrics and lessons learned from retrospectives during the contract oversight process.

Comments on the exposure draft are due Sept. 27, 2021.