AWS Public Sector Blog

Jose Alvarez

Author: Jose Alvarez

Jose is a partner solutions architect at AWS working with worldwide public sector cybersecurity partners. Prior to joining AWS, he served in various cybersecurity roles and programs within the Department of Defense (DoD). At AWS, he spends his time working with partners to support customers in working toward their security objectives.

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Assurance for government digital services on AWS GovCloud with Cisco ThousandEyes for Government

Cisco ThousandEyes for Government is a network intelligence platform, hosted on AWS GovCloud (US), that is in process for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Moderate authorization. It will give government organizations a unified view of network paths, application performance, and service dependencies. By correlating network conditions, cloud architecture, and external factors, the platform will help teams identify and resolve performance issues across hybrid and cloud environments—saving time and effort for internal and external IT staff support. Read this post to learn more.

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Empowering zero trust in public sector with Cisco Umbrella for Government on AWS

Zero trust in the US public sector has become critical, especially as cyber threats targeting government agencies grow more complex and sophisticated. In line with the federal mandate for zero trust architecture (ZTA) outlined in Executive Order M-22-09, government agencies are required to adopt a comprehensive security framework that continuously verifies trust for every access request. In this post, we demonstrate how Cisco Umbrella for Government, built on Amazon Web Services (AWS), plays a key role in ZTA by providing multi-layered security and granular visibility across on premises and AWS.