Case Study: USAID achieves A+ FISMA compliance and automated cyber risk management with Skybox Security

Achieving Fully Automated Cybersecurity Risk Management and FISMA Compliance

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) faced significant challenges managing cybersecurity risk across its vast, decentralized global IT infrastructure. The agency struggled with manual threat detection, an inability to correlate asset value with security data, and difficulties maintaining compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), which had resulted in a C- grade. To address this, USAID turned to Skybox Security for a solution.

USAID deployed the Skybox Security Suite, including Vulnerability Control, Firewall Assurance, and Network Assurance. This solution provided complete visibility, automated continuous threat assessment, and attack simulation. The measurable impact was profound: USAID elevated its FISMA compliance grade from a C- to an A+, gained the ability to prioritize critical risks, and could visualize the impact of changes before implementing them on its live network.

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