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Phosphorus Wins AFWERX SBIR Phase 1 20.1 Award From The United States Air Force for IoT Vulnerability RemediationATLANTA, March 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Phosphorus, a provider of automated vulnerability management solutions for embedded IoT devices, has been awarded a United States Air Force AFWERX Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) 20.1 Phase 1 contract. The award will enable the Air Force IT team to evaluate the Phosphorus solution for automated IoT device discovery, enrollment, vulnerability patching and password management to enhance its IT security posture. The Phosphorus solution is purpose-built to secure embedded IoT devices. It is the only solution on the market with automated IoT device patching and password management versus just visibility and detection. Phosphorus also offers agentless device discovery and enrollment and tracks devices throughout their lifecycle to maintain enterprise security compliance and best practices. Phosphorus’ agentless technology and low-friction deployment allow security professionals to protect their IoT footprint without disrupting operations. Phosphorous has also built integration with all the leading enterprise Privileged Access Management (PAM) and Vulnerability Management vendors to provide comprehensive visibility and remediation across the enterprise. The Air Force SBIR 20.1 is a joint program with the Navy and Army, providing competitive awards to enable innovative small businesses to demonstrate their technology potential within the Department of Defense. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and AFWERX, an Air Force innovation community, have partnered to streamline the SBIR to speed up the experience, broaden the pool of potential applicants, and decrease bureaucratic overhead. “It’s very exciting for our team to have won this SBIR Phase 1 award and we are looking forward to showing the capabilities of our IoT security platform,” said Chris Rouland, Phosphorus CEO. “The growing number of IoT devices present a huge vulnerability to businesses and institutions of every size. Hackers exploit weaknesses in IoT security as a means for all kinds of malicious behavior. We’ve made it our mission to enable security teams to find and fix those weak points to protect their systems, their data and their brand reputations.” About AFWERX About Phosphorus
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