Cuick Trac's Managed Enclave Achieves FedRAMP Moderate Equivalency Attestation as Cloud Service Offering
Beryllium InfoSec, a leading cybersecurity provider for the DoD, GovCon, and Critical Infrastructure sectors, announces that the Cuick Trac Secure Enclave has achieved FedRAMP Moderate Equivalency (FRME) attestation. This milestone follows a thorough assessment by a FedRAMP-recognized Third Party Assessment Organization (3PAO). The Cuick Trac Managed Enclave helps organizations comply with FAR, DFARS, and CMMC requirements for safeguarding nonpublic federal information, including controlled unclassified information (CUI). This milestone underscores Beryllium InfoSec's commitment to delivering secure and compliant solutions that align with the stringent cybersecurity standards of the United States Federal Government and the Department of Defense.
The assessment was performed in alignment with the DoD's FedRAMP Moderate Equivalency Memorandum, issued in December 2023. This memo provides guidance for ensuring that cloud service offerings (CSOs) achieve 100 percent compliance with the FedRAMP Moderate security control baseline in order to support the DoD's mission-critical to secure Covered Defense Information (CDI) and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). By achieving FedRAMP Moderate Equivalency, the Cuick Trac Secure Enclave has demonstrated its ability to provide robust protection for sensitive data within a secure and fully managed cloud environment.
'We are thrilled to achieve FedRAMP Moderate Equivalency, a key commitment of trust, confidence, security, and compliance for our customers in the federal and defense contractor space,' said Lincoln Neely, Beryllium InfoSec's Chief Executive Officer. 'This accomplishment further demonstrates our dedication to supporting the DoD's digital transformation with secure, scalable, and innovative solutions, specifically for the small to medium size contractors.'
Key highlights of Beryllium InfoSec's Cuick Trac achievement include:
Enhanced Security Posture: Meeting the FedRAMP Moderate Equivalency requirements ensures that the Cuick Trac Secure Enclave met 325 rigorous controls that make up the FedRAMP Moderate Security Control Baseline, addressing critical areas such as data encryption, continuous monitoring, and incident response.
Support for DoD and Federal Government Contractors: The achievement validates that the platform is equipped to handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in accordance with DoD requirements, specifically DFARS 252.204-7012 and NIST SP 800-171, enabling seamless and secure operations.
Commitment to Excellence: The assessment process demonstrates Cuick Trac's proactive approach to maintaining the highest standards in cloud security and compliance.
'Achieving this 3rd party attestation positions us and our Cuick Trac solution as a trusted partner and solution for organizations seeking assessment (OSA) and organizations seeking certification (OSC) for CMMC Level 2 while continuing to leverage a purpose-built, quick to deploy, low cost and fully managed virtual CUI environment, without compromising security or compliance,' said Jeff Baldwin, Beryllium InfoSec's Chief Information Security Officer.
Beryllium InfoSec invites stakeholders to learn more about the Cuick Trac Secure Enclave by visiting www.cuicktrac.com or contacting [email protected].
About Beryllium InfoSec, Inc. Beryllium InfoSec is an industry leading service provider specializing in secure, scalable, and compliant enclave solutions for the Defense Industrial Base and Government Contractors. With a mission to provide organizations a more practical path to CMMC compliance, Beryllium InfoSec and Cuick Trac remain committed to advancing cybersecurity compliance, to strengthen the defense of the DoD's intellectual property.
Cole Field
VP of Marketing
214-724-9811
SOURCE: Beryllium InfoSec, Inc
Copyright Business Wire 2025.
PUB: 01/29/2025 03:11 PM/DISC: 01/29/2025 03:11 PM
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Hamilton Spectator
a day ago
- Hamilton Spectator
New report suggests opening churches to the masses as attendance dwindles
When Rev. Kevin George first arrived at St. Paul's Cathedral, congregants accused him of coming to rip out the pews. 'I was like, 'OK, everybody take a breath. I don't have my chainsaw with me,'' he said Friday, a day after welcoming the public into the newly renovated building in downtown London, Ont. It's been 18 months since he started working at the church, and the pews are indeed gone. After much prayer and consideration, the change came with the blessing of the congregation. George is leading the adaptive redevelopment of St. Paul's in an effort to keep the Anglican church building alive in a model not unlike the one endorsed by a new report from the Canadian Urban Institute. It argues churches must change their approach to managing their buildings because declining attendance is putting their longevity at risk. The institute fears the loss of physical buildings could spell the end for the churches' civic function. The non-profit's report says that in addition to their spiritual role, church buildings have long been places where people go for social services, from food pantries to foot clinics and charity bingo to child care. It was that same argument that got members of St. Paul's onside, George said. They asked themselves, 'What are we doing with the space and what does that space do for us to allow us to be the church that we need to be today, tomorrow and for generations to come?' George recalled. 'And when we did that work, the barriers began to fall.' Without the pews, which seated 700, the space can be used in any manner of ways — as a concert venue, a conference hall, and, of course, a space for worship. The renovations, which also included making the space wheelchair accessible and installing much-needed air conditioning, have cost $1.9 million. The congregation and Anglican Diocese of Huron have together raised $1.1 million, and they're now looking to external sources to cover the balance. They're hoping some funds could come from the City of London, which has endorsed the space as a new creative hub. The church will also expand its civic role, George said. 'When I moved downtown in January of 2024, one of the overwhelming narratives about St. Paul's was, 'I can never get in there. The doors are locked,'' he said. 'Well, that's changed dramatically and will continue to change because our attitude now is 'doors open.'' If churches don't adapt, CUI President Mary Rowe said, they face two major threats: development and decay. 'As urban environments kinds of civic spaces that provide this kind of opportunity for informal, casual social interaction, they get encroached upon because the market pressure is such that that building starts to become more desirable for high-end housing,' Rowe said. 'And in small communities where there may not be the same kind of pressure for real estate development, there's no money or resources to shore up the civic functions of these places.' The report contends church spaces, which for decades have benefited from tax exemptions, have a duty to continue offering civic services. But a 2019 study by the National Trust for Canada predicted that one-third of Canada's 27,000 faith buildings, most of which are Christian, would likely close permanently in the next 10 years. 'What we need are new models that get new resources into these places so that you can actually evolve in a way that serves the community around it,' Rowe said. The report attempts to 'unravel the Gordian knot' of how at-risk, faith-built assets like churches should be managed going forward. That's a question Rev. Graham Singh has spent more than a decade working to answer. He's the senior pastor at St. Jax Church in Montreal and CEO of the charity Releven, which works to preserve and repurpose underused churches. St. Jax, formerly called St. James the Apostle Anglican Church, is a sort of prototype for the Releven model. The grand cathedral on Rue Sainte-Catherine ceased operations in 2015. It was in disrepair and maintenance was extremely expensive because of its heritage designation. It reopened the following year under the new name. 'A challenge is the building itself,' Singh said. 'Raising money to repair the roof, which is this heritage-listed slate roof that has to be repaired with like-for-like materials. And then the same thing with the masonry, which is a very expensive 150-year-old stone construction.' But now, the building is home to four separate congregations and a non-religious non-profit, which will soon handle management of the building. Secular tenants of St. Jax include organizations that work in refugee resettlement, food security and youth employment. Meanwhile, the City of Montreal is in the final stages of a process to acquire the green space outside St. Jax with the goal of turning it into a park. Singh also knows about the complexity of working with the municipal government. In order to make all the changes to how the St. Jax building operates, his organization had to prove they had the historic right to change the site's purpose and use. That heritage impact assessment has become part of the Ville-Marie Pilot Project, which opens the door for other churches in the city to share their space with non-religious groups, he said. 'The city has indeed been updating their zoning and urban planning framework to allow more of that to be happening in other locations in the future,' Singh said. Through Releven, he's taking that experience and helping other churches leverage it. The CUI report found one of the barriers for churches looking to change their business model is a lack of knowledge on the part of local leadership. 'There's very few examples of a congregation or a diocese or an owner of a faith building that have been able to do it by themselves because of the complexity of these buildings and the regulatory environment,' said Jennifer Barrett, managing director of programs, planning and policy at CUI. Some churches have partnered with real estate developers. Among them is All Saints' Anglican Church in Winnipeg, whose lands are now home to West Broadway Commons, a 110-unit housing project. Fifty-six of those units are affordable. But in many cases, Barrett said, churches are resistant to that sort of change and fearful of giving up control. 'It is challenging for faith communities to let go of their buildings,' she said. George said that was true for the congregation at St. Paul's. Ultimately, they decided that they should retain ownership of the property. 'We would have become sort of a tenant in our own space, and the Diocesan structure of the Anglican Church doesn't work well for that,' George said. 'We're working on what we believe will be a public-private partnership to administer this going forward because we know we're going to get very busy. I mean, we've only just moved in yesterday, and we're already receiving calls. There's a demand here for a space like this.' This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 22, 2025.
TechCrunch
3 days ago
- TechCrunch
Could OpenAI fill Microsoft's shoes?
OpenAI recently announced a $200 million deal with the U.S. Department of Defense, which has us wondering: Could this further strain the company's relationship with its biggest backer, Microsoft? After all, there have been numerous reports about growing tensions between the two companies, particularly as they become more competitive over enterprise deals. Today, on TechCrunch's Equity podcast, hosts Anthony Ha and Max Zeff discuss how the OpenAI/DoD deal reflects Silicon Valley's increasingly cozy relationship with the military and why industry leaders are calling for an AI 'arms race.' Listen to the full episode to hear more highlights from the week, including: Whether it's a good thing that Vice President JD Vance joined Bluesky (and was briefly suspended) What it means that Wix acquired a six-month-old 'vibe coding' startup for $80 million (and why Anthony hates the phrase 'vibe coding') A panel in which investor Ali Partovi and Cognition President Russell Kaplan discuss what technical talent means in the age of AI Equity will be back next week, so stay tuned! Equity is TechCrunch's flagship podcast, produced by Theresa Loconsolo, and posts every Wednesday and Friday. Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. You also can follow Equity on X and Threads, at @EquityPod.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
MIT joins group of universities suing the DOD over funding cuts
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has joined a lawsuit against the Department of Defense (DOD) over funding cuts related to indirect costs for military-based research. The institution joins a group of 11 other universities, including Brown University in Rhode Island, and three higher education organizations that filed the complaint against the DOD on Monday. Boston University supported the lawsuit as a member of the Association of American Universities. As of Tuesday, a federal judge had approved a temporary restraining order to halt the implementation of the cuts. 'We underscore that MIT drives US national security through its cutting-edge research, defense innovation and substantial contributions to military leadership,' said Kimberly Allen, a spokesperson for MIT, in an email. DOD declined to comment because it is ongoing litigation. Boston University didn't immediately respond to requests for comment on Wednesday. 'DOD's latest action would have an immediate and dire effect on our national security by disrupting research designed to help our military,' the group of those suing said in a statement released Monday. Read more: MIT sues federal science agency over cuts to 'crucial research' The lawsuit comes in response to the DOD's announcement that it would limit facilities and administrative reimbursements to a 15% cap for all DOD research grants. Facilities and administrative costs include maintenance and administrative staff, research facilities and safety expenses, among others, which the group cites as being essential costs in maintaining the country's status as a leader in military technology research. Initially proposed by U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in a memo sent on May 14, the cuts are set to save the DOD $900 million per year, according to Hegseth. According to court filings, MIT received $107 million in funding from the DOD in the 2024 fiscal year. They estimate that a 15% cap on Facilities and administrative expenses by the DOD would result in an estimated loss of $21 million annually. MIT has expressed it intends to apply for new funding awards from the DOD in addition to pending funding proposals. MIT is also involved in lawsuits against other federal organizations over cuts to indirect costs in other departments, namely the National Institute of Health, the Department of Health and Human Services and the National Science Foundation. 'Far reaching consequences' — UMass Amherst sounds the alarm amid federal uncertainty As federal funding cuts hit Harvard, a private investment firm and other donors step up 20 NIH grants restored to UMass system after judge rules against Trump admin Trump admin asks court to rule against Harvard without a trial Federal judge orders Trump admin to reinstate hundreds of NIH grants Read the original article on MassLive.
