Assurance is more than a buzzword in cybersecurity. It’s a baseline. Departments and agencies operate in a world where every endpoint, sensor, and control system is a potential target for an attack. They can’t afford to rely on vendor claims or marketing promises. They need independently validated proof that a product performs securely as designed. That’s why Forescout’s commitment to National Information Assurance Partnership’s (NIAP) Common Criteria certification carries real weight for Federal and international government customers.
Forescout is proud to be the only vendor with NIAP-validated IT and OT visibility and control solutions. That means Forescout is uniquely positioned to deliver Zero Trust and continuous monitoring support for environments that require interoperability between enterprise security and operational technology controls.
A Proven Standard of Security Assurance
Common Criteria (CC) is the internationally recognized framework that government and defense organizations use to verify the security functionality of IT products. When a solution achieves CC certification, it means an accredited, third-party lab has examined its design, code, documentation, and testing processes against rigorous evaluation of assurance levels.
For Forescout, this certification validates that we deliver trustworthy visibility, enforcement, and policy controls across complex Federal networks, in both traditional information technology (IT) and mission critical operational technology (OT) networks. It demonstrates that the solution’s security controls aren’t theoretical. They’re verified to meet the same standards that protect national security systems worldwide.
Enabling Procurement and Compliance Confidence
procurement officers and authorizing officials rely on Common Criteria as a benchmark for trustworthy technology. Many acquisition frameworks and supplemental security certifications (DoDIN APL, FedRAMP, NIST SP 800-53) reference CC certification as evidence of a product’s security maturity.
That means Forescout’s certification does more than strengthen credibility. It streamlines adoption. Departments and agencies can cite the certification directly in ATO packages, accelerate risk reviews, and confidently deploy Forescout to satisfy security requirements to protect IT and OT networks, as well as part of their broader Zero Trust or Comply to Connect initiatives.
Reinforcing Zero Trust and Comply to Connect Objectives
Zero Trust strategies to protect both IT and OT networks depend on enterprise network visibility, reliable enforcement points and accurate device intelligence. Comply to Connect mandates require agencies to verify that every asset is known, authorized, and assessed for compliance and risk before it can touch the network, and then continuously monitored while connected. Forescout Common Criteria certification reinforces this by validating the secure design and operational integrity of the solution.
This assurance means that when Forescout enforces access decisions, segments, devices, or reports compliance status, agencies can trust those actions as policy-accurate and cryptographically sound, an essential requirement for mission-critical and classified environments.
Recognition that Extends Beyond Borders
The Common Criteria Recognition Agreement encompasses over 30 member nations, enabling certifications issued in one country to be recognized by others. For Forescout, that global recognition extends the value of its certification beyond U.S. Agencies to allied governments, defense contractors, and critical infrastructure operators who use CC as a procurement gate.
The Bottom Line
Cybersecurity in the public sector demands verifiable trust. Forescout’s Common Criteria certification signals to Federal buyers that our solutions have been independently validated to perform as promised, protecting, monitoring, and enforcing with the assurance required for national-level operations.
Zero Trust and mission continuity mean that assurance is more than just a checkbox. It’s proof that the foundational security of IT and OT networks rely on has been tested, trusted, and built to endure.
See the National Information Assurance Partnership’s (NIAP) Common Criteria certifications for Forescout IT here and OT here.