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Robust, Compliant Web Security for the Government Sector

Comprehensive, cloud-based protection for sites, applications, services, and APIs.

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Stringent Requirements

The Government Sector faces many web security challenges:

Data Protection

Government agencies—whether national, local, or municipal—handle critical infrastructure, sensitive citizen data, and essential services that need protection from increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.Web applications are often the interface for accessing these records, making them prime targets for cybercriminals. A breach in these systems could lead to massive identity theft and financial fraud, jeopardizing the public’s trust.

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As governmental agencies adopt more digital solutions and online applications for operational management, web applications and APIs are becoming increasingly complex. This expansion widens their attack surfaces, providing more opportunities for threat actors to exploit vulnerabilities.

Robust Application Security

Government websites and online services often provide access to critical infrastructure such as utilities, transportation systems, and emergency services. Online portals and web applications often serve as entry points to access this data. Without proper security, these become easy targets for cybercriminals seeking to steal, manipulate, or expose this information. A successful cyber-attack could disrupt these essential services, leading to chaos, economic losses, and even threats to public safety. Hence, the critical need for online and web application security. Strengthening web application security is an investment that prevents costly disruptions.

Maintaining Critical Infrastructure

Municipalities manage critical infrastructure through web-based platforms, from water and energy management to transportation systems. A cyber-attack on these systems could have catastrophic consequences, such as shutting down utilities, disrupting emergency services, or compromising public safety. By securing web applications, we prevent hackers from gaining unauthorized access to these vital systems.

Compliance with Legal and Regulatory Requirements

Government agencies must comply with various cybersecurity regulations, such as the FederalInformation Security Management Act (FISMA) and state-specific privacy laws. These laws mandate the protection of sensitive information and the secure management of digital services.Failing to maintain secure web applications could result in legal penalties, costly fines, and a loss of federal funding.

Preventing Election Interference

Many local governments now offer online voter registration, and some are exploring digital voting options. Securing web applications used in elections is critical to maintaining the integrity of the democratic process. A breach in these systems could lead to election fraud, data manipulation, or the undermining of public confidence in the election results.

Facilitating Digital Transformation

As government agencies increasingly move towards digital transformation, offering more services online to improve accessibility and efficiency, web application security becomes even more critical. Without secure applications, the benefits of digital transformation are lost, and the risks of data breaches or service interruptions grow.

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Web application security is essential to protecting sensitive data, ensuring service continuity, and maintaining the public’s trust in government services. In the face of growing cyber threats, prioritizing the security of our web platforms is crucial to safeguarding communities and keeping digital services reliable, resilient, and secure.

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VIRTIS Provides Complete Web Security for the Government Sector

VIRTIS runs in the cloud as a reverse proxy, blocking hostile traffic before it reaches your network.

  • Complete web security suite includes a powerful, precise WAF, all-layer DDoS protection, advanced bot management, global load balancing, and more.
  • Next-generation bot detection: Today’s threat actors use sophisticated bots, many of which can evade detection by traditional web security solutions. VIRTIS is a pioneer in advanced human/bot identification technologies, defeating even the latest generation of malicious bots which can mimic human behavior.
  • Fully managed: Your VIRTIS platform is kept up-to-date by a team of security experts. You always have the latest protection, with no effort required from your IT staff.

Unmatched Protection

  • VIRTIS provides powerful security that meets the unique needs of the Government Sector, including many benefits that other solutions do not offer.
  • Dedicated Virtual Private Clouds for every account. This eliminates the multi-tenancy vulnerabilities that other solutions have, while reducing latency to negligible levels (typically three milliseconds or less).
  • Flexible architecture: VIRTIS runs natively on all the top-tier cloud platforms, with your choice of configuration (most of our customers choose to run it within their own accounts). VIRTIS can also be configured and run in hybrid mode.
  • Full protection for APIs and services: VIRTIS includes API schema ingestion, validation, enforcement, and reverse-engineering prevention. It also includes a full client-side SDK for mobile/native applications.
  • Next-generation threat detection. VIRTIS includes dynamic rulesets, extensive rule customization features, and the most powerful ACL capabilities in the industry. The platform is self-learning and adaptive, using Machine Learning to recognize, and adapt to, changing Internet traffic conditions. Even as new web threats arise, your sites, applications, and endpoints remain secure.

Compliant and Certified Protection

VIRTIS' clouds are fully compliant with GDPR, SOC 1/SSAE 16/ISAE  3402, FISMA Moderate, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, FIPS 140-2, HIPAA, CSA (Cloud Security Alliance), and other standards and certifications. 

VIRTIS is ISO 27001 Certified, AICPA SOC 2 Certified, and is a PCI DSS Certified Level 1 and Level 2 Service Provider.

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