Identity Security for the Public Sector
Preparing Federal Agencies for the New Age of Identity SecurityÂ
SpecterOps provides the tools and services the public sector relies on to protect critical infrastructure and sensitive data. With a FedRAMP High Authorized designation, BloodHound Enterprise is the go-to identity attack path management solution for federal agencies and mission partners who need to continuously identify and remove the weakest links in their defenses.
Eliminate Identity Risk
Know What's Being Defended
Federal agencies can’t secure an idealized version of their network; they must secure the systems and services they rely on, which is often much more complex than anticipated. SpecterOps provides the tools, services, and training agencies need to identify vulnerabilities and misconfigurations that occur when the best-laid plans are forced to adapt to the realities of operating in the AI era.
Achieve Zero Trust Architecture
Executive Order 14028, on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity, states that to keep pace with today’s dynamic and increasingly sophisticated cyber threat environment, the Federal Government must modernize its cybersecurity approach, including advancing toward Zero Trust Architecture. SpecterOps provides the identity attack path management solutions and services that help federal agencies and their suppliers meet that mandate.
Stop Adversaries
Attackers know the most efficient way to achieve lateral movement and privilege escalation in ostensibly secure environments is to leverage identity attack paths. BloodHound Enterprise continuously identifies those paths and provides guidance on how to remediate them before they can be exploited.
Compliance Frameworks
Compliance and Maturity
BloodHound Enterprise-FedRAMP High Authorized enables federal agencies to comply with frameworks that require clear separation between privileged accounts and standard user accounts. These frameworks include:
- NIST CSF v1.1: PR.AC-1 and PR.AC-4
- NIST CSF 2.0: PR.AA-05 and ID.RA-03
- NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5: AC-5 and AC-6
Maturity Models
BloodHound Enterprise – FedRAMP High Authorized provides optimal visibility, analytics, and risk assessment maturity to your organization for implementing Zero Trust for Identities.
FedRAMP High Authorized
The gold standard in government identity security software.
This accreditation is designated by an agency Authority to Operate (ATO). More information about using BloodHound Enterprise in sensitive environments can be viewed on the FedRAMP Marketplace. An on-premises deployment option for BloodHound Enterprise is also available for restricted environments that can’t rely on cloud services.
Continuous Identity Protection, Unmatched Adversary Visibility
As the organization evolves with new identities and resources, BloodHound Enterprise continually:
- Maps every relationship and connection
- Provides full understanding of real permissions
- Tracks and exposes new Attack Paths to maintain public sector security
Light Weight, Heavy Impact
BloodHound Enterprise operates in the AWS GovCloud and requires minimal installation, making it an ideal local cybersecurity solution for data collection of your Microsoft AD and Entra ID environments.
Fast Deployment, No Burden
BloodHound Enterprise is fully deployed, secured, and managed by SpecterOps, requiring no additional installation or maintenance.
- Deploys in minutes, providing immediate identity security for utilities and public agencies
- Identifies, prioritizes, and suggests remediations for potential attack paths in hours
- Zero maintenance
Identity Security for State & Local Government and EducationÂ
State & Local Government
State and local governments face the same adversarial targeting as federal agencies with far fewer resources to defend against it. SpecterOps helps state and local IT teams identify and close the identity attack paths that ransomware actors exploit to move through networks undetected.
BloodHound Enterprise continuously maps every relationship in Active Directory and Entra ID, giving lean security teams the insight they need to prioritize remediation and reduce their attack surface.
Compliance note
State and local governments operate under a range of frameworks including CISA guidance, CIS Controls, and state specific regulations. BloodHound Enterprise’s continuous identity attack path management supports the access control and privilege separation requirements common across these frameworks.
K-12 Education
Student records, payroll data, and operational systems are all at risk when attackers abuse misconfigured identity environments.
BloodHound Enterprise helps K-12 IT teams identify the attack paths adversaries use to escalate privileges and move laterally, enabling proactive remediation that protects student and staff data.
Compliance note
FERPA, COPPA, and CIPA impose specific obligations around student data access and privacy. BloodHound Enterprise’s identity attack path management helps K-12 organizations maintain least-privilege access controls that align with these requirements.
Higher Education
Universities and colleges operate some of the most complex identity environments in any sector: managing students, faculty, staff, researchers, and contractors across federated systems, often alongside DoD research contracts that trigger CMMC and FISMA requirements.
BloodHound Enterprise gives higher education security teams full visibility into Active Directory and Entra ID attack paths, enabling them to secure research data, protect institutional assets, and meet their compliance obligations.
Compliance note
BloodHound Enterprise’s continuous attack path management supports FERPA access control requirements, CMMC Level 2 access management practices (AC.L2-3.1.3, AC.L2-3.1.5), and FISMA/NIST SP 800-53 controls where applicable.
Frequently Asked Questions
How can SpecterOps help secure the public sector in the age of AI?
In addition to providing insight into how adversaries could abuse AI services, SpecterOps is an inaugural member of OpenAI’s Trusted Access for Cyber program, giving us access to the latest-and-greatest models designed specifically for security professionals. We can also provide organizations with enterprise-scale cyber ranges where they can safely test AI capabilities and figure out how to safely integrate them into production environments.
Is BloodHound Enterprise FedRAMP Authorized?
Yes, the version of BloodHound Enterprise available via the FedRAMP Marketplace is FedRAMP Class D (High) Authorized, which means it has been thoroughly vetted and cleared for deployment in public clouds handling sensitive government data.
Can SpecterOps and BloodHound Enterprise help organizations achieve Zero Trust Architecture?
SpecterOps can help federal agencies and other members of the public sector achieve Zero Trust Architecture by engaging in penetration testing, red team exercises, and purple team assessments to determine what steps an organization needs to take to meet Zero Trust requirements. BloodHound Enterprise provides agencies the tools they need to continuously assess their attack surface and remediate the problems they find.
How does BloodHound Enterprise integrate with my SIEM, SOAR, and EDR solutions?
BloodHound Enterprise offers first-class integrations with Splunk’s security information and event management (SIEM) and security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) offerings; Cortex XSOAR by Palo Alto Networks; Google SecOps; and tools like Cisco Duo and Axonius, among others. The BloodHound SDK also enables organizations to write their own custom integrations with endpoint detection and response (EDR) offerings and other software.
Does BloodHound Enterprise work for state and local government organizations?
Yes. While BloodHound Enterprise’s FedRAMP High Authorization applies specifically to federal deployments, state and local governments can deploy BloodHound Enterprise to continuously map and remediate identity attack paths in their Active Directory and Entra ID environments. SpecterOps also offers red team, penetration testing, and adversary simulation services tailored to the resource constraints typical in state and local IT.
How can K-12 schools and districts reduce ransomware risk with SpecterOps?
Ransomware actors rely heavily on identity attack paths to move through networks after initial access. BloodHound Enterprise identifies those paths in K-12 environments and provides prioritized remediation guidance, enabling IT teams to close the most critical vulnerabilities first. SpecterOps also offers training and adversary simulation services to help K-12 security personnel understand how attacks unfold and how to stop them.
Can BloodHound Enterprise handle the complexity of a university’s identity environment?
Yes. BloodHound Enterprise models the entire identity environment as a unified graph regardless of how many domains, campuses, or identity types are involved. That means a misconfiguration in a research group’s directory that creates a path to a privileged admin account gets surfaced the same way it would in a simpler environment. BloodHound Enterprise continuously updates so attack paths don’t accumulate undetected.
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