Acalvio and Carahsoft are to partner in providing US government agencies with a new capability to detect and respond to advanced threats and zero-day attacks.
Under the agreement, Carahsoft – a government IT solutions provider – will serve as Master Government Aggregator for Acalvio, a leader in cyber deception.
Acalvio’s Active Defense Platform and ShadowPlex Advanced Threat Defense will be available to the public sector through Carahsoft’s reseller partners: NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) V, Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – Software 2 (ITES-SW2), National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) ValuePoint, National Co-operative Purchasing Alliance (NCPA) and OMNIA Partners contracts.
“We are pleased to partner with Carahsoft and its resellers to provide US government agencies with a powerful new capability to detect and respond to advanced threats and zero-day attacks,” said Ram Varadarajan, co-founder and CEO of Acalvio Technologies.
“We look forward to continuing our long-term partnership with Carahsoft as Active Defense strategy is increasingly adopted by the Public Sector.”
“Federal agencies and critical infrastructure are under increasingly sophisticated and persistent attacks,” said Michael Shrader, Vice President, Intelligence and Innovative Solutions, Carahsoft.
“With the addition of Acalvio’s ShadowPlex Advanced Threat Defense to the Carahsoft Cybersecurity portfolio, we now offer state-of-the-art advanced deception technology through our reseller partners to reinforce an Active Defense cybersecurity posture for our joint customers.”