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stackArmor CISO Johann Dettweiler Named to the 2025 FORUM IT100

stackArmor CISO Johann Dettweiler Named to the 2025 FORUM IT100 List Recognition honors federal technology leaders driving innovation, mission impact, and community advancement. stackArmor, a Tyto Athene company, is proud to announce that Johann Dettweiler, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), has been named a 2025 FORUM IT100 Award recipient. The FORUM IT100 recognizes dynamic leaders who drive change and advancement across government and federal technology through cutting-edge ideas, inspired innovation, and a commitment to giving back to the broader Federal IT consulting community. As CISO of stackArmor, Johann leads next-generation cybersecurity and compliance initiatives across the public sector, helping federal agencies accelerate secure cloud adoption, reduce cyber risk, and meet mission demands faster. In support of customers including the Department of Education, GSA, the Department of Transportation, NIH, and others, Johann helped reduce the time and cost of achieving an Authority to Operate (ATO) by 40 percent, streamlining compliance with

stackArmor, a Tyto Athene Company, Partners with Tenable Cloud Security and Carahsoft to Drive FedRAMP Compliance

FedRAMP authorization to operate for Tenable Cloud Security enables U.S. Federal agencies to secure their cloud infrastructure by exposing and closing security gaps that threaten mission resilience and operational integrity RESTON, Va., Aug. 19, 2025 – stackArmor, a Tyto Athene company and leading provider of security and compliance-focused cloud solutions, made possible the successful listing of Tenable Cloud Security in the FedRAMP marketplace as an authorized cloud service offering in April 2025. FedRAMP is a government-wide program that promotes the adoption of secure cloud services across the federal government by providing a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services. “Partnering with Tenable on their Tenable Cloud Security FedRAMP acceleration journey was a pivotal step in helping to ensure government agencies can confidently adopt high assurance cloud solutions,” said Gaurav “GP” Pal, Principal of stackArmor, a Tyto Athene company. “ThreatAlert® is an integrated suite of

stackArmor, a Tyto Athene Company, Collaborates with Google Public Sector and Carahsoft to Accelerate FedRAMP Compliance

Streamlining Authority to Operate (ATO) for Broadcom’s Rally and Clarity Platforms on Google RESTON, Va., June 24, 2025 – stackArmor, a Tyto Athene company and leading provider of security and compliance-focused cloud solutions, announced today a collaboration with Google Public Sector and Carahsoft Technology Corp. to streamline the delivery of FedRAMP-authorized software for federal and defense agencies. This initiative enables Broadcom’s Rally and Clarity platforms to achieve FedRAMP compliance through stackArmor’s Armory™ ATO Acceleration solution, deployed within Google Cloud’s Assured Workloads environment. By combining stackArmor’s specialized compliance services with Carahsoft’s extensive public sector acquisition capabilities, the partners offer a seamless, end-to-end path for independent software vendors (ISVs) to bring secure commercial solutions to government markets. “Our team is committed to empowering government agencies with innovative and secure cloud solutions,” said Troy Bertram, Executive Managing Director, Google Public Sector Partner Ecosystem. “This partnership with stackArmor and Carahsoft directly advances that mission

Tyto Athene Acquires stackArmor Inc. to Expand Cyber Compliance and Cloud Capabilities for Government Customers

Strategic acquisition fuels Tyto’s accelerated growth in Federal IT and Cybersecurity Services

stackArmor Announces Participation in Department of Commerce Consortium Dedicated to AI Safety

**stackArmor will be part of the leading AI stakeholders to help advance the development and deployment of safe, trustworthy AI under new U.S. Government safety institute** MCLEAN, Va.–February 8, 2024–Today, stackArmor announced that it has been selected by the Department of Commerce to join the nation’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) stakeholders to participate in a Department of Commerce initiative to support the development and deployment of trustworthy and safe AI. Established by the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium (AISIC) will bring together AI creators and users, academics, government and industry researchers, and civil society organizations to meet this mission. “Understanding that adopting AI in a safe and secure manner is a challenge for public sector agencies due to evolving guidance, standards for risk, and a shortage of resources, it’s of the utmost importance to offer proven solutions to the

stackArmor’s ThreatAlert ATO® Accelerator Supports NIH AIM-AHEAD Program

Solution enables underrepresented communities greater access to AI/ML research capabilities MCLEAN, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–stackArmor, a leading provider of cloud, security and compliance acceleration solutions for meeting FedRAMP, FISMA and CMMC 2.0, today announced it has been supporting Dr. Paul Avillach, one of the Multiple Principal Investigators of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)’s Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity (AIM-AHEAD) program. The AIM-AHEAD program mission is to enhance the participation of underrepresented communities in the development of AI/ML models. The program improves the capabilities of this emerging technology, beginning with electronic health records (EHR) and extending to other diverse data to address health disparities and inequities. A lack of diversity of data and researchers in the AI/ML field runs the risk of creating and perpetuating harmful biases in its practice, algorithms and outcomes. “We have been privileged to support Dr. Avillach’s vision to reduce the cost

stackArmor, Carahsoft partner with University of Utah School of Medicine to Accelerate FISMA ATO for NEMSIS

TYSONS CORNER, Va., Dec. 15, 2023 — stackArmor, Inc., a leading provider of FedRAMP, FISMA, CMMC 2.0, NIST AI RMF and StateRAMP compliance acceleration solutions and Carahsoft Technology Corp., the Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider® today announced that it has assisted University of Utah School of Medicine, with successfully obtaining a FISMA Moderate ATO for the National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS). NEMSIS is a collaborative system hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS) to improve prehospital patient care through the standardization, aggregation, and utilization of point of care EMS data at a local, state, and national level. NEMSIS is a program of US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of EMS and hosted by the University of Utah’s Data Coordinating Center, housed within the School of Medicine. “FISMA is one of the most important regulations regarding Federal data security standards and guidelines. An ATO (Authority To Operate) forms the

Octo Accelerates FISMA Authority to Operate Project with stackArmor

October 25, 2022 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time TYSONS, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–stackArmor, Inc., a leading provider of FedRAMP, FISMA, CMMC, and StateRAMP compliance acceleration solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS), today announced that it has assisted Octo, a leading provider of Federal and Department of Defense (DOD) digital transformation services, to accelerate its FISMA Authority to Operate (ATO) project through the deployment of the stackArmor FASTTR offering. “stackArmor has shown sustained commitment and excellence in helping us meet stringent government security and zero trust architecture requirements to achieve our FISMA ATO in the shortest time possible” Tweet this Obtaining an ATO can be a long and complex process requiring time and financial investment from service providers. The stackArmor FASTTR program helps reduce the time and cost of securing an ATO through automation, standardization, and integration of the technical controls with audit requirements to obtain an ATO. FASTTR leverages the National Institute

stackArmor Supports Forcepoint Expansion of Its Cloud Service Offerings by Adding CASB, ZTNA and SWG to FedRAMP Authorization

stackArmor’s ThreatAlert® ATO Accelerator helps ISV’s and SaaS providers reduce the time and cost of FedRAMP authorizations November 16, 2022 01:08 PM Eastern Standard Time TYSONS, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–stackArmor, Inc., a leading provider of Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP®), Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA), CMMC 2.0, and StateRAMP compliance acceleration solutions, announced today that it has assisted Forcepoint, a Global security leader, in expanding the FedRAMP authorization of the Forcepoint ONE all-in-one cloud platform. FedRAMP promotes the adoption of secure cloud services across the federal government by providing a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services. “We created the ThreatAlert® ATO Accelerator solution to help our customers reduce the time and costs associated with achieving FedRAMP authorizations” Tweet this stackArmor, Inc. has continued to support Forcepoint through their FedRAMP journey from initial authorization through the FedRAMP significant change and annual assessment

Ermetic Initiates U.S. Federal Government FedRAMP Authorization for Authority to Operate

Cloud Security Provider Names Ben McGucken to Head Federal Sales and Announces Support for AWS GovCloud (US) and Azure for US Government September 14, 2022 09:04 AM Eastern Daylight Time BOSTON & TEL AVIV, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ermetic, the cloud infrastructure security company, today announced that it has initiated the process to achieve Authority to Operate (ATO) status under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). FedRAMP is a government-wide program that promotes the adoption of secure cloud services across the federal government by providing a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services. .@ErmeticSec initiates U.S. Federal Government FedRAMP authorization for Authority to Operate, names Ben McGucken to head federal sales and announces support for AWS GovCloud (US) and Azure for US Government The company also announced the appointment of Ben McGucken as regional vice president of sales for US Federal and Latin America,

Checkmarx Expands its U.S. Federal Government Cloud Service Offerings as it Initiates the Process for a FedRAMP Authorization

The Checkmarx One™ Application Security Platform is preparing to meet the rigorous requirements of FedRAMP alongside the currently authorized Checkmarx CxSAST ATLANTA, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Checkmarx, the global leader in developer-centric application security testing (AST) solutions, today announced that it has initiated the process to achieve Federal Risk and Authorization Management program (FedRAMP®) authorization status for its Checkmarx One™ Application Security Platform. FedRAMP promotes the adoption of secure cloud services across the federal government by providing a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services. The company has engaged stackArmor, Inc., a leading provider of FedRAMP engineering and advisory services, to guide Checkmarx through the FedRAMP authorization process. For over 10 years, the experts at stackArmor have been guiding cloud service providers through the process of meeting government compliance standards including the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA), FedRAMP, and standards set

3 Reasons why you should join me at re:Invent 2022

AWS re:Invent – our most transformative tech event – is right around the corner. For 10 years, the global cloud community has come together at re:Invent in Las Vegas to meet, get inspired, and rethink what’s possible. I will be leading a one-hour session entitled “Partnering to capitalize on public sector innovation” at 11 a.m. PT, on Tuesday, November 29, at Caesars Forum (Forum 113). Here’s why you should join me. 1. Hear from the Harvard Medical School and the National Resident Matching Program. As one of the leading research and medical institutions in the world, the Harvard Medical School has a fascinating story of digital transformation. Dr. Paul Avillach, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, will share how AWS partners stackArmor and Emagine IT helped create a secure environment for the institution to drive cutting edge research in human health. Join me while we explore what technological challenges

stackArmor Achieves AWS Security and AWS Level 1 MSSP Competencies

September 13, 2022 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–stackArmor, an Amazon Web Services Partner Network (APN) Advanced Tier Services Partner, announced today that it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security Competency in the Perimeter Protection category. This designation recognizes that stackArmor has demonstrated proven technology that helps customers achieve their cloud security goals. In addition to the newly launched Perimeter Protection category, stackArmor also has expertise in cloud security posture management (CSPM), cloud workload protection platforms (CWPP), attack surface, and container security for the compliance and privacy use cases. “Our team of certified cloud security and compliance engineers have over a decade of experience on AWS as well as third-party security services that deliver highly secure workloads for customers in regulated markets.” Tweet this stackArmor also announced it has achieved AWS Level 1 Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) Competency status. This designation recognizes that stackArmor has successfully met

Authority to Operate on AWS Offering From stackArmor Helps Wickr to Accelerate FedRAMP Authority to Operate Project

stackArmor’s FASTTR on AWS ATO Accelerator helps reduce the time and cost of FedRAMP, FISMA and CMMC Compliance PRESS RELEASE MAY 24, 2022 10:00 EDT TYSONS CORNER, Va., May 24, 2022 (Newswire.com) – stackArmor, Inc., a leading provider of FedRAMP, FISMA, CMMC, and StateRAMP compliance acceleration solutions on Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), today announced that it has been selected by the Wickr team to accelerate the FedRAMP Authority to Operate (ATO) project using stackArmor’s FASTTR on AWS offering. stackArmor FASTTR helps reduce the time and cost of ATO projects through automation, standardization, and integration using best-of-breed services as well as National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Open Security Controls Assessment Language (OSCAL). “The FASTTR initiative created under the Authority to Operate on AWS Program is a partner-to-partner-focused process to rapidly deliver FedRAMP-compliant cloud services on AWS,” said Gaurav “GP” Pal, Chief Executive Officer, stackArmor. “We have partnered with

stackArmor Announces Launch of stackArmor ATO Machine (ATOM) for FedRAMP ATO Acceleration and cATO Use Cases

stackArmor announces the launch of stackArmor ATO Machine (ATOM), a platform-as-code solution to automate the deployment and delivery of compliant and highly operationally ready environments for large, regulated enterprises.

Authority to Operate (ATO) on AWS Offering From stackArmor Helps Red Hat to Accelerate FedRAMP Authority to Operate Project With Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA)

stackArmor, Inc., a leading provider of FedRAMP, FISMA, CMMC and StateRAMP compliance acceleration solutions on Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), government centric security and compliance, today announced that it has collaborated with Red Hat to accelerate the FedRAMP Authority To Operate (ATO) project for Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA).

Authority to Operate on AWS Brings Splunk, Telos Corporation and stackArmor Together to Create a Simple and Fast Way to Help Achieve Compliance

FASTTR initiative enhances stackArmor’s ThreatAlert by building on market-leading Telos’ Xacta for security compliance documentation and Splunk for security information and event management.

stackArmor Welcomes Senior Cloud Executive Troy Bertram as Strategic Advisor

stackArmor, the leading provider of FedRAMP, FISMA/RMF, and CMMC compliance acceleration solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of senior cloud executive Troy Bertram as a strategic advisor.

stackArmor ThreatAlert® Accelerates FedRAMP ATO for Bitglass in AWS GovCloud

stackArmor, an Advanced Amazon Web Services Partner Network (APN) Consulting Partner specializing in cloud security solutions, successfully supported the FedRAMP authorization for Bitglass using the ThreatAlert® ATO Accelerator in the AWS GovCloud (US) Region.

stackArmor Appoints Chief Solutions Officer Focused on ATO Acceleration Solutions for FedRAMP, FISMA, and CMMC

stackArmor, the market leader in security & compliance automation for accelerating FedRAMP, FISMA, and CMMC compliance appointed Martin Rieger as Chief Solutions Officer.

stackArmor Drives Down Cost and Complexity of FedRAMP, FISMA, and DFARS Compliance With stackArmor ThreatAlert

stackArmor, Inc., a leading AWS security and compliance solutions provider, is continuing to drive innovation in the security and compliance marketplace.

stackArmor Achieves Amazon Web Services (AWS) Microsoft Workloads Competency Status

stackArmor, Trusted cloud solutions for regulated industries, announced today that it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Microsoft Workloads Competency status.

stackArmor and Anchore Announce Strategic Partnership for Driving Docker Container Security and Compliance on AWS Cloud

stackArmor and Anchore announced today a strategic partnership to deliver enhanced container security and compliance solutions for customers in regulated markets.

Plexina, an Innovative Solutions Provider and Creator of the Plexina Platform for Enterprise Clinical Content Management, Completes Cloud Security Assessment

stackArmor announced today the successful completion of the security assessment and vulnerability scanning of Plexina’s DevOps Enterprise. Plexina is the creator of the Plexina Enterprise Services Platform for Clinical Content Management which operates both on-premise and in the AWS cloud.