WidePoint [NYSEMKT:WYY]: Integrating Security into the Business Operations

With the advent of technology, machine-to-machine, smart devices, social networking, and cloud migration are gaining momentum in the business world. On the flipside, there is also a growing concern around the compromise of privacy and security. Today, even government agencies and commercial enterprises are threatened by cyber terrorism and cyber crime. Not only did the demand for security-related products in the market increase, but government agencies now need expertise regarding disparate security technologies. This is where McLean-based WidePoint [NYSEMKT:WYY] comes in. “We are committed to develop and deliver innovative security solutions to government and commercial clients,” begins Steve Komar, Chairman and CEO, WidePoint.

With fraud and hack attacks becoming an ever-growing problem, the team at WidePoint is keen on delivering cloud-based, enterprise-wide solutions that enable federal enterprises to deploy IT services in accordance with government mandated regulations and advanced system requirements. WidePoint’s solutions enable their clients’ public or private cloud to ensure that only authorized individuals, devices, code, applications, or any other digital object can interact with their enterprise. WidePoint’s cybersecurity solution enables access to multi-level secure resources and message traffic based on entity identity, roles, and privileges. Widepoint provides a wide array of cybersecurity services like federated E-authentication, PIVotal ID, access management and data protection, and digital certificates.

Federated E-Authentication Gateway (EAG) includes components to address specific needs and provides optimized response time to be used by all FirstGov applications relying on internet accessibility. It is a set of technologies and standards that allows users from one domain to access resources in other domains. WidePoint’s Operational Research Consultant (ORC) is a certified provider of Personal Identity Verification- Interoperable PIV-I credentials, federal PIV credentials, and the Transportation Worker Identity Credential (TWIC).

We aim to bring visibility to the value that can be achieved with our cybersecurity services

Access management provides authorization, audit, and session management functions to define individual access rights for business partners, suppliers, customers, and employees. Additionally, a digital certificate provides support to the federal government to become one of the nation’s premier systems engineering firms with a specialization in information assurance (IA) and security.

Cyber identity awareness is a first line of defense in providing a level of assured security beyond a simple username and password or expensive proprietary solutions. The company’s federated solutions support various strong electronic identity credentials that can be readily electronically validated by any logical or physical access point. Komar adds, “We aim to bring visibility to the value that can be achieved with our cybersecurity services.”

The U.S. Federal Agency was in need to ensure that their workforce would always have access to their mobile devices and services that they rely on to complete mission critical activities. WidePoint’s managed mobility services proved that an intelligently planned and efficiently operated program that not only ensured constant access to mobile tools, but also achieved significant cost savings. As a result of WidePoint’s services the agency reduced their annual mobile spend to 26 percent and got mission-critical support from global 24/7/365 Help Desk. “WidePoint ensures that we are always armed with the tools of communication to get the job done,” says one of the field agents of U.S. Federal Agency.

“Our strategic alliance partners are an integral component to our overall growth strategy and we believe our cybersecurity solutions products and services will be beneficial to each of our respective customers,” concludes Komar.