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Coalfire Federal Among First C3PAOs Authorized to Perform CMMC Audits

Coalfire Federal, a leading cybersecurity services provider to the federal government and Defense Industrial Base (DIB), today announced its selection by the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body (CMMC-AB) to become one of the first firms authorized to perform CMMC audits.

December 22, 2020

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Coalfire Authorized as CVE Numbering Authority

Coalfire, a provider of cybersecurity advisory and assessment services, has been approved by the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Program to identify and disclose CVEs as a CVE Numbering Authority (CNA).

December 17, 2020

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Coalfire Named Grand Winner in SVUS Women World Awards

Coalfire, a provider of cybersecurity advisory and assessment services, has been named a Grand Winner in the SVUS Women World Awards thanks to the impressive achievements of six accomplished women: Divya Jeyachandran, Bhavna Sondhi, Cassie Katt, Anjna Mehta-Singh, Mandy Pote, and Jennifer Velnoskey.

November 17, 2020

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HITRUST Selects Coalfire as Founding Member of Third-Party Risk Management Council

Coalfire, a provider of cybersecurity advisory and assessment services, has been named a founding member of the newly formed HITRUST® Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) Council. The worldwide collaboration of corporations, vendors, and advisors is joining forces to identify, assess, and mitigate risks across complex, global supply chains under growing pressure from emerging threats and vulnerabilities.

November 10, 2020

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Laughton Joins Coalfire’s Growing Ranks Of Top Women Cyber Executives

Coalfire, a provider of cybersecurity advisory and assessment services, today announced the promotion of Karen Laughton to vice president, FedRAMP assurance services (Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program). Laughton will lead the security industry’s most-experienced assessor and cloud advisory teams in building FedRAMP-compliant environments, guiding clients through government standards transitions, and achieving rapid ATO (Authority to Operate) certification.

October 28, 2020

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Denim Group Awarded AFWERX SBIR Phase II Contract to Further Accelerate Distributed Software Delivery to Air Force Operators

Denim Group, the leading independent application security firm, today announced AFWERX awarded them a Phase II Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contract to accelerate the Air Force’s approval to operate process (ATO) and provide operators mission critical software more quickly. Through issuing the Phase II contract — following a Phase 1 contract issued in January...

October 6, 2020

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3rd Annual Penetration Risk Report Reveals Surprising Trends, Offers New Recommendations

Coalfire, a provider of cybersecurity advisory and assessment services, released its 3rd Annual Penetration Risk Report, based on over 800 penetration tests that emulate cyberattacks to identify vulnerabilities. The tests were performed by Coalfire Labs, the company’s threat modeling, attack simulation, and pen testing division, and findings show that organizations continue to struggle with many of the same vulnerabilities and systemic weaknesses year over year.

September 10, 2020