Cybersecurity experts are urging government agencies to accelerate the adoption of zero trust capabilities in the wake of a cyber attack involving a vulnerability in SolarWinds’ Orion software, FedScoop reported Saturday. “They’re kind of operating on the fly,” Stephen Kovac, vice president of global government and compliance at Zscaler. “They’re buying one solution and thinking they’ve got zero trust now.” 

Stephen Kovac, vice president of global government and head of corporate compliance at Zscaler, said a recent discussion he moderated for the American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council provided insights on cybersecurity, cloud technology and information sharing.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, November 3, 2020 — Stephen Kovac, vice president of global government and head of corporate compliance at Zscaler (Nasdaq: ZS), said a new version of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's Trusted Internet Connections initiative seeks to transform end-user security in cloud environments, GovCon Wire reported Oct. 13.

A Zscaler platform built to secure access to the internet and software-as-a-service applications has been designated "In Process" under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program.

Stephen Kovac, vice president of global government and head of corporate compliance at Zscaler, spoke to ExecutiveBiz regarding the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s recently released Trusted Internet Connection 3.0 Interim Telework Guidance and how it will assist with the public sector’s remote work.

The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued interim Trusted Internet Connections 3.0 telework guidance and Stephen Kovac, vice president of global government  at Zscaler, said the document requires cloud service providers to submit telemetry data to the National Cybersecurity Protection System’s EINSTEIN team, FedScoop reported Thursday.

Some industry experts said the introduction of draft guidance to implement the Trusted Internet Connections 3.0 policy seeks to reflect the move to separate the Department of Homeland Security’s EINSTEIN cybersecurity program from the TIC initiative, Federal News Network reported Tuesday. “TIC 3.0 isn’t here to kill EINSTEIN, but decouple it from TIC. I think some form of EINSTEIN will still need to exist," said Stephen Kovac, vice president of global government and corporate compliance at Zscaler.

Stephen Kovac, vice president for global government and head of corporate compliance at Zscaler, has said that agencies must consider cloud security in efforts to fortify digital infrastructure through the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program.

Zscaler, Inc. has been added to the Department of Homeland Security Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Program Approved Products List, the company announced on Thursday. 

Zscaler announced on Tuesday that Zscaler Private Access, a zero trust network access service, has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Ready status at the High Impact level.

Stephen Kovac, vice president of Global Government and head of Corporate Compliance for Zscaler, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding TIC policy reform, the opportunities and benefits of TIC modernization and its impact on the federal market in 2020. 

Stephen Kovac, vice president of global government and compliance at Zscaler, wrote in a commentary piece published Monday on FCW that the federal government should advance a certification process for platforms under the updated Trusted Internet Connections 3.0 policy.

Zscaler has received a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification for its internet security and web gateway platform. The company said Monday its Zscaler Internet Access-Government secured the FedRAMP authorization to operate at the moderate-impact level. ZIA-Government is designed to directly send mission-critical traffic to the cloud to allow users …

The Federal Communications Commission has granted authority to operate for Zscaler‘s application access platform for compliance with security requirements under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The company said Monday it can now offer the Zscaler Private Access-Government service to agencies that aim to manage sensitive apps and data in multiple …

Stephen Kovac, a 23-year information technology veteran, serves as executive vice president for strategy and business development at Vazata‘s public sector business. He has responsibility for the development of procurement strategies and product roadmaps in the federal, state and local government and education markets. Prior to Vazata, he served as …