State and Government Expertise

Why It Matters

State and local government agencies have complex security and regulatory requirements. Working with a security vendor that does not understand the many facets of your public operations the need for silos and shared data environments, how overlapping compliance mandates compete with security and the types and sensitivities of the data stored across departments can lead to results that lack proper context and overreaching remediation efforts.

How We Help You

Penteor provides services to public sector customers spanning the full spectrum of state and local government agencies, from county and city governments to municipal utilities. We understand that state and local government agencies face a plethora of laws, regulations, and industry requirements due to their wide-ranging activities serving the public. These includes PCI DSS, FISMA, FERPA and HIPAA. And we understand the nature and sensitivity of the information collected by state and local agencies that require special security considerations. We also see firsthand how e-government platforms are growing around the world, giving agencies the ability to automate many of their basic interactions with the public, and how a high rate of e‑resource use increases the risk of security breaches.

We offer a variety of services to meet the diverse needs of state and local governments, such as:

  • PCI Consulting, including Readiness Reviews, Gap Analysis, Mock Audits, Report on Compliance and Self-Assessment Questionnaire engagements
  • PCI Scanning
  • FISMA Compliance
  • FERPA Compliance
  • HIPAA Compliance
  • Security and Risk Assessment
  • Firewall Monitoring and Management
  • Log Monitoring
  • Incident Response Programs and Client Notification
  • Independent third-party review of security, both technical and general controls
  • Vulnerability Testing—including networks, applications, systems, databases, etc.
  • Penetration Testing (internal and external)
  • Web Application Testing
  • Web Application Firewall (WAF) Management