Federal cybersecurity options

Federal government organizations can choose to deploy CGI’s federal cybersecurity expertise in the model best suited to the degree of classification of their mission and systems, and their budget constraints.

On-site security expertise

For highly specialized, highly classified intelligence, military, law enforcement and homeland security systems and environments, organizations can engage CGI security experts to apply advanced analytics, computer network defense and federal identity managementdisciplines on-site leveraging agency investments in government-owned infrastructure. (Also see CGI’s federal cybersecurity innovation and expertise.)

Federal cloud

When seeking to secure their use of any public or private cloud computing environment, agencies can consult with CGI’s federal cloud security experts to implement and manage a secure cloud approach. CGI offers:

• Cleared cloud experts with direct experience deploying secure, highly classified private clouds
• Federal cloud security experts who have rapidly transitioned systems from in-house agency networks to commercial cloud operations with high service continuity and proven security
• Experts who were actively involved in leading the development of the FedRAMP model and can help accelerate agency system deployment via FedRAMP
• Federal cloud integration experts with expertise in connecting commercial clouds with agency network ecosystems and delivering a practical, secure approach to integrating an agency’s unique blend of public cloud, private cloud and internal infrastructure.

For federal systems categorized as Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) Low or Moderate (representing 88% of categorized agency systems), agencies can leverage CGI’s certified federal cloud security offering, which received the first permanent Authority to Operate under the General Services Administration’s Infrastructure as a Service BPA for a true NIST SP 800-144 Cloud (read the media announcement). Our federal cloud currently hosts public web sites for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the General Services Administration, plus numerous applications for other federal agencies.

Managed security services

For additional agency systems requiring increased security protections at efficient cost, agencies can leverage CGI’s managed security services, rated among the top worldwide by Gartner, Inc.* Our managed security services help clients manage the complex realm of security needs offsite with round-the-clock, end-to-end protection against cyber criminals. Services include:

• Monitored or managed firewalls or IPSs
• Monitored or managed IDSs
• DDOS protection
• Managed secure messaging gateways
• Managed secure Web gateways
• Security information management (SIM)
• Security event management
• Managed vulnerability scanning of networks, servers, databases or applications
• Security vulnerability or threat notification services
• Log management and analysis
• Reporting associated with monitored/managed devices and incident response

*Gartner, Inc., Magic Quadrant in MSSPs, North America, Kelly K. Kavanagh, John Pescatore, November 28, 2011. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.