Vectra AI, the leader in AI-native security and observability, announced it has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) High Authorization through its partnership with Knox Systems (Knox), the largest, longest-running federal managed cloud. With this authorization, U.S. federal agencies can continuously understand cyber risk across modern federal environments, prioritize real attacker activity, and act before threats become mission impact.
“Federal cyber defense has entered a new era,” said Hitesh Sheth, CEO of Vectra AI. “AI is changing both sides of cybersecurity. Attackers are using AI to move faster, automate reconnaissance, and overwhelm defenders with noise. AI should help security teams understand what matters, reduce investigation burden, and act before cyber risk becomes mission impact. Achieving FedRAMP High means federal organizations can now adopt an AI-native platform that strengthens mission resilience, accelerates Zero Trust, and helps security teams stay ahead of modern threats.”
Federal missions no longer operate across isolated networks, applications, and devices. Today’s environments span identities, cloud workloads, contractors, operational technology, AI systems, and critical infrastructure that function as one interconnected mission environment. While agencies have invested heavily in cybersecurity tools and modernization initiatives, defenders still face a fundamental challenge: turning fragmented activity into a continuous understanding of where cyber risk is building and what action matters most.
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With FedRAMP High Authorization, federal agencies can now deploy the Vectra AI Platform to:
- Correlate attack signals across network, identity, cloud, SaaS, operational technology (OT), and AI infrastructure to identify real attacks faster.
- Proactively reduce attack exposure by identifying identity risks and attack paths before they are exploited.
- Accelerate investigations and response through AI-driven prioritization and automation.
- Produce audit-ready evidence supporting continuous monitoring, Zero Trust initiatives, and cyber resilience.
“Federal agencies don’t need another dashboard-they need continuous understanding of what’s happening across their mission environment,” said John Klopacz, Vice President of Federal at Vectra AI. “Vectra AI’s FedRAMP High Authorization enables agencies to deploy AI-native security that continuously observes behavior across identities, networks, cloud services, and critical infrastructure at machine speed, giving defenders the trusted signal with context they need to effectively contain exposure, accelerate response, and ultimately, protect mission continuity.”
Vectra AI achieved FedRAMP High Authorization through its partnership with Knox, whose managed federal cloud accelerated the authorization process and enabled faster delivery of modern cybersecurity capabilities to government customers.
“Federal missions depend on defenders who can move as fast as their adversaries, and that’s no longer possible with fragmented, siloed tools,” said Irina Denisenko, CEO of Knox Systems. “By partnering with Knox to achieve FedRAMP High Authorization, Vectra AI is helping accelerate the secure adoption of AI-native cybersecurity across government while removing barriers that have historically slowed innovation.”
FedRAMP High Authorization builds on Vectra AI’s continued investment in helping public sector organizations modernize cyber defense for the AI era. FedRAMP High Authorization marks another step in Vectra AI’s commitment to helping federal agencies continuously understand cyber risk, reduce exposure, and protect mission continuity in an increasingly interconnected world.
SOURCE: PRNewswire