Protect Confidential Content Shared Between Agencies

Federal and central government agencies exchange confidential information all day, every day. Standards and regulations like EO 14028 mandate the use of zero-trust security principles to govern and protect this sensitive content.

The Kiteworks Private Data Network secures all file and email data exchanges. FedRAMP Authorized for Moderate Level Impact, Kiteworks provides government agencies with zero-trust content policies to consolidate, control, track, and report on all file activity to mitigate sensitive content exposure.

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Cybersecurity for Confidential File and Email Data Communications

In today’s digital age, federal and central government agencies rely on digital capabilities to send, share, transfer, and store confidential data. These communication channels are vulnerable to external cyberattacks and insider threats—accidental and malicious. Protecting private file and email communications is critical to ensure this information doesn’t fall into the wrong hands. The Kiteworks Private Data Network unifies communication channels using a content-defined zero-trust approach that enables risk and compliance professionals to apply policies that control and track who accesses sensitive content, to whom and where—using geofencing—it can be sent and shared, and who can edit it using digital rights management capabilities, such as SafeVIEW and SafeEDIT, that are aligned with the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework (NIST CSF).

Collaborate and Share Sensitive Data With Confidence

Kiteworks enables government agencies to collaborate and share sensitive data with confidence using advanced security features such as a hardened virtual appliance that employs security layers with double encryption that dramatically reduces the risk of vulnerability exploits and impact severity. Kiteworks comprehensive governance capabilities enable federal and central government agencies to meet regulatory compliance requirements with user access controls, audit trails, and reporting tools that allow administrators to monitor and track user activity in real time.

Compliance With Zero-trust Federal and Central Government Mandates

Solutions that shift security from the network perimeter to continuous monitoring of infrastructure, applications, and data are key enablers of federal zero-trust security mandates such as Executive Order 14028. The sharing and sending of data within and between agencies and with third parties creates both opportunity and risk. Regardless of the communication channel used, Kiteworks unifies tracking and controls while its comprehensive security architecture and capabilities align with core zero-trust principles to ensure secure data communications and sharing within and between agencies and third parties.

Share Diplomatic Correspondence Securely

Diplomatic correspondence often contains sensitive and classified information that must be securely transmitted between federal and central government agencies, foreign governments, and other stakeholders. Kiteworks provides a means to exchange diplomatic correspondence through email, file share, and automated file transfer while maintaining the confidentiality and integrity of the information. Encryption, access controls, and audit logging capabilities in Kiteworks ensure that diplomatic communications are protected from unauthorized access and comply with relevant security regulations.

Distributing Budgetary and Financial Data

Federal and central government agencies must distribute budgetary and financial data to various stakeholders, including the legislature, budgetary offices, Congress, the Office of Management and Budget, and other agencies. Kiteworks secure file sharing and collaboration, automated file transfer, and email capabilities enables the efficient and secure distribution of sensitive financial information while ensuring compliance with relevant regulations. With Kiteworks, government risk and compliance professionals can control access to sensitive content while providing secure collaboration within their respective agency and with other agencies and third parties.

Collaborating on Policy Development Securely

Federal and central government agencies often need to collaborate on policy development, including drafting, reviewing, and revising policy documents, with internal and external stakeholders securely. Kiteworks file and email communication capabilities enable the safe and efficient collaboration on sensitive policy data, ensuring data confidentiality and compliance with relevant regulations such as FISMA, NIST, or other federal standards. Features like encryption, access controls, and version control enable efficient and secure collaboration, even for large datasets or complex policy materials.

Sharing and Sending Sensitive Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence

Federal and central government agencies need to share cybersecurity threat intelligence and incident information with other agencies and partners to address potential cyber threats. Kiteworks provides a secure platform for exchanging this sensitive information through email, file share, SFTP, automated file transfer, and web forms, ensuring that it remains confidential and protected from unauthorized access. Encryption, access controls, and audit logging capabilities help maintain the integrity of the shared data and comply with relevant security regulations.

Securely Exchange Grant Applications

Federal and central government agencies often need to securely exchange—share and transfer—grant applications, including sensitive research proposals or financial documentation, with grant applicants, reviewers, or other stakeholders. This also includes the need to transfer data and personally identifiable information (PII) between agencies and external third parties securely. Kiteworks enables the safe and efficient exchange of sensitive grant application data, ensuring data confidentiality and compliance with relevant regulations. Features like encryption, access controls, and transfer acceleration enable efficient and secure data sharing, even for large datasets or complex grant application materials.

Securely Share and Transfer Classified Information

Federal and central government agencies often need to share classified information, such as intelligence reports, national security assessments, or sensitive policy documents, with authorized personnel or external partners securely. Kiteworks provides managed file transfer, secure file sharing, and secure email for the exchange of classified information while maintaining the confidentiality and integrity of the information. The Kiteworks hardened virtual appliance includes security layering, double encryption using both Transport Layer Security (TLS) and AES-256 standards, access controls, and audit logging capabilities that ensure classified information is protected from unauthorized access and complies with relevant security regulations.

Managing Secure Interagency Communications

Federal and central government agencies often need to communicate securely with other agencies, external partners, or stakeholders. The Kiteworks Private Data Network provides a platform for secure interagency communications, ensuring that sensitive information is protected from unauthorized access and complies with relevant security regulations. Kiteworks advanced cybersecurity capabilities, which includes the Kiteworks hardened virtual appliance and detailed audit log tracking and reporting, help government agencies maintain the integrity of private information and facilitate efficient and secure communication between agencies.

Federal and Central Government Sector FAQs

The Kiteworks Private Data Network is recommended for exchanging controlled unclassified information (CUI). Kiteworks is FedRAMP Authorized for High Level CUI, FIPS 140-3 Level 1 validated and supports FISMA compliance. It features a hardened virtual appliance, granular access controls, and SafeEDIT possessionless editing that enables document viewing without downloading. Finally, its zero-trust architecture aligns with EO 14028 mandates while providing detailed audit logs for compliance reporting.

The Kiteworks Private Data Network offers document tracking, versioning, and search, making collaboration more effective. Kiteworks secure file sharing lets agencies control folder structure, access, permissions, expiration, locking, and versioning making collaboration not just efficient, but also secure and compliant with data privacy regulations. Government agencies all over the world in fact rely on Kiteworks for secure collaboration on sensitive data between trusted parties, whether it’s shared via Kiteworks secure email, Kiteworks secure file sharing, secure MFT, Kiteworks SFTP, Kiteworks secure web forms, or other channel.

The Kiteworks Private Data Network secures confidential data distribution to trusted third parties through Kiteworks secure email, Kiteworks secure file sharing, secure MFT, Kiteworks SFTP, and other channels. Sensitive budget and other confidential information is protected with a hardened virtual appliance, double encryption, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and secure deployment options including private, hybrid, and FedRAMP virtual cloud, ideal for congressional communications.

The Kiteworks Private Data Network provides secure transmission of sharing threat intelligence through Kiteworks secure email, Kiteworks secure file sharing, secure MFT, Kiteworks SFTP, Kiteworks secure web forms and other channels. A hardened virtual appliance, double encryption, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and secure deployment options including private, hybrid, and FedRAMP virtual cloud

are only a few of the platform’s zero-trust architecture features that together ensure threat intelligence and other confidential information remains protected throughout the sharing process.

The Kiteworks Private Data Network offers secure collaboration between agencies and grant application filers, protecting sensitive data like personally identifiable and protected health information (PII/PHI) with end-to-end encryption, multi-factor authentication (MFA), access controls, and comprehensive audit logs that track who sent what to whom, helping agencies demonstrate GDPR compliance, HIPAA compliance, and other data privacy regulations.