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AWS Awards Government and Security Competency Designations to Partner Telos Corporation
[August 15, 2018]

AWS Awards Government and Security Competency Designations to Partner Telos Corporation


Telos® Corporation, a leading provider of continuous security solutions and services for the world's most security-conscious organizations, has received government and security competency designations from Amazon Web Services (News - Alert) (AWS) just four months after reaching Advanced Technology Partner status.

"Our journey through AWS' process to reach the Advanced Technology tier of the partner network and to achieve the security and government competencies represents Telos' longstanding commitment to deliver superior solutions for our customers," said Rick Tracy, the company's chief security officer and co-inventor of the original Xacta (News - Alert) technology. "Xacta 360 remains the premier cyber risk management solution for cloud, as well as on-premises and hybrid environments."

The approval process for each achievement is rigorous and exclusive, requiring extensive information and proof of excellence. It begins with a specialized review by AWS, which includes customer references, solution capabilities, solution architecture and solution security. Each section demands exhaustive evidence of product adoption and results to ensure adherence to the high standards the designations convey. This strategic review uses pillars of operational excellence, security, reliability, performance efficiency and cost optimization to promote the building of dependable systems in the cloud.

Xacta 360 is a cyber risk management platform deployed throughout the intelligence community, federal civilian agencies, the Department of Defense and commercial entities across the globe. The solution has met the necessary prerequisites and the substantial requirements on the Government Competency Partner Validation Checklist and the Security Technology Partner Validation Checklist. Also cited by the AWS competency review team is the extensive use of Xacta 360 for risk management and compliance of the Intelligence Community's highly secure AWS cloud region, where the solution helped reduce Authorization to Operate (ATO) process times from months to weeks, as well as eliminate four to six weeks of manual effort per project when compliance regulations were updated and avoid months of manual effort identifying, inheriting and managing controls.



About Telos Corporation

Telos Corporation empowers and protects the world's most security-conscious organizations with solutions and services for continuous security assurance of individuals, systems and information. Telos' offerings include cybersecurity solutions and services for IT risk management and information security; secure mobility to protect globally connected organizations; and identity management to establish trust in personnel and continuously monitor for insider threats. The company serves military, intelligence and civilian agencies of the federal government, allied nations and commercial organizations around the world. In 2017, Telos was recognized as a leading cybersecurity company, evidenced by a top 25 ranking on the global Cybersecurity 500 list. The company is also a 2017 recipient of the prestigious James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award from the Defense Security Service (DSS), awarded to less than .03% of eligible organizations. For more information, visit www.telos.com and follow us on Twitter (News - Alert) @TelosNews.



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