Trout Software and Carahsoft Technology Corp. have formed a strategic partnership to provide a Zero Trust security solution for legacy and on-premise industrial systems in the public sector. As part of this agreement, Carahsoft will become Trout Software’s Master Government Aggregator®, and the Trout Access Gate solution will be made available to Carahsoft’s reseller partners and major contract vehicles such as NASA SEWP V, TIPS, OMNIA Partners, E&I Cooperative Services, and The Quilt, which will increase access for federal, state, local, and defense industrial base customers to implement advanced cybersecurity solutions. “We are thrilled to partner with Carahsoft to help agencies protect the critical systems they depend on,” said Florian Doumenc, CEO and Co-Founder of Trout Software. “Much of the nation’s critical infrastructure still relies on aging OT equipment that cannot be patched or moved to the cloud. Trout Access Gate places a security proxy, deployable in minutes, directly in front of these assets to enable agencies to strengthen resilience with zero downtime and accelerate their path to compliance.”
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The Trout Access Gate solution applies Zero Trust principles to essential Operational Technology (OT) and legacy systems that support public operations including PLCs, SCADA servers, sensors, cameras, building automation systems and controllers by placing a dedicated security proxy per site that provides Zero Trust access controls, network and asset cloaking, micro-segmentation without network redesign, secure remote operations, protocol filtering and audit visibility as well as CMMC/NIST 800-171 readiness, helping organizations maintain existing infrastructure while strengthening cyber-physical resilience. “Adding Trout Software to our portfolio enables organizations to modernize on-premise and OT security quickly and with minimal disruption,” said Alex Whitworth, Cybersecurity Solutions Vertical Executive at Carahsoft. “As cyber threats increasingly target legacy systems and critical infrastructure, Trout’s on-premise Zero Trust overlay delivers a critical capability for our Government and DIB customers, particularly as they work toward NIST 800-171 and CMMC compliance. Carahsoft and our reseller partners are pleased to collaborate with Trout Software to help protect our nation’s critical infrastructures.”
