Trellix, the cybersecurity company delivering a broad AI-powered platform, today announced Trellix Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) was granted Impact Level 5 (IL5) High Provisional Authorization (PA) from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), certifying it has passed rigorous security requirements for the complex and expanding DoD cloud environment. Trellix EDR runs on AWS GovCloud and strengthens organizations cybersecurity posture by reducing the mean time to detect and respond to threats with Trellix’s AI-powered foundation, Trellix Wise.

“The DoD has long recognized the benefits of versatile cloud computing and the need to implement a solid security foundation built on scalable endpoint security,” said Ken Kartsen, SVP and General Manager, Public Sector, Trellix. “With Trellix EDR, the DoD has access to comprehensive and adaptive security to discover malicious activity that has evaded protection systems, from ransomware to sophisticated attackers looking to exfiltrate data or conduct espionage.”