Cybersecurity Solutions for the Public Sector
Secure sensitive environments with operationalized zero trust.
Government agencies face advanced threats, hybrid environments, and growing compliance demands. Built for public‑sector complexity, Forescout delivers agentless visibility and continuous assessment of every asset, with real‑time monitoring that exposes lateral movement and hidden risks.
Policy‑driven controls and automated enforcement help teams contain threats fast by isolating devices, limiting communications, and reducing the blast radius. With Forescout Vistaro™ powered by UZTNA, agencies can operationalize Zero Trust and strengthen mission resilience.
Key Customer Metrics with the Forescout Vistaro™ Platform
96%
reduction in the average amount of staff time needed to implement new security policies
68%
reduction in the amount of staff time needed to prepare for an audit
75%
reduction in the number of significant audit findings
99%
reduction in the Median Total Time to Contain (MTTC) a breach
Cybersecurity Capabilities for the Public Sector
Public sector agencies protect the systems society depends on — from critical infrastructure to everyday public services. Forescout Vistaro™ helps secure sensitive, long-lived resources, reduce cyber risk, and prove resilience and compliance.
As threats and mandates evolve, agencies need more than documented controls. They need continuous monitoring, real-time risk management, and unified control across every device, connection, and environment.
Access Control
Ensure access to sensitive resources is granted only to authorized users and devices by enforcing policies based on identity, device posture, and risk. With Universal Zero Trust Network Access (UZTNA), access decisions are made per session and continuously re-evaluated as conditions change, not assumed based on network location. Real-time device intelligence and policy-based control adapt permissions dynamically, denying or limiting access for noncompliant or high-risk endpoints before they can reach protected systems.
Segmentation
Enforce granular, least‑privilege network segmentation policies that dynamically govern how assets and data interact. Close east‑west visibility gaps to detect and limit lateral movement, while validating controls with real‑time evidence. Automatically restrict risky connections and isolate high‑risk assets to reduce exposure, contain threats faster, and minimize overall attack impact.
Asset intelligence
Continuously discover and classify IT, OT, and IoT devices to build a dynamic, real‑time cyber asset inventory that serves as the foundation for asset intelligence. Correlate device context, posture, and behavior to understand risk across hybrid environments. Use this asset intelligence within UZTNA to enforce access policies, identify unmanaged or rogue assets, and maintain accurate, decision‑ready visibility into everything connected to the network.
Incident Response
Speed up incident response to rapidly contain threats across the enterprise with security automation. Detect risky behavior and enforce controls that stop spread and limit impact through targeted blocking, segmentation restrictions, and quarantine. Coordinate remediation actions such as patching to restore compliance, supported by continuous visibility, dynamic policy enforcement, and real-time evidence that controls are working as intended.
Supply Chain
Public sector Zero Trust programs help deliver device visibility and compliance but miss critical software supply chain risk. Close this gap with integrated SBOM intelligence that exposes vulnerabilities, open-source dependencies, and embedded components from vendors and contractors. Assess software risk alongside device posture, reduce supply chain blind spots, and make more informed, risk-based access decisions without disrupting current investments.
Compliance Mapping
Map security controls with automated compliance to regulatory frameworks and requirements to demonstrate continuous compliance across hybrid environments. Correlate asset intelligence, configuration state, and enforcement actions to specific control objectives, producing real‑time, system‑level evidence. See that policies are consistently applied, validate control effectiveness, and streamline audit reporting by aligning operational telemetry directly with standards and frameworks.
OT/IT/IoT Threat Detection
Continuously monitor network activity across IT, OT, and IoT environments to detect anomalies and identify emerging threats in real time. Correlate asset context, device behavior, and network activity to uncover suspicious patterns. This enables faster threat identification, supports SOC triage, and drives rapid exposure management and containment actions across hybrid environments before threats can spread.
Software and Hardware Inventory
Identify inactive and underutilized software and hardware in your infrastructure to consolidate or remove outdated versions that pose increased threat from legacy vulnerabilities.
Compliance and Regulatory Alignment
Align security operations with regulatory frameworks such as Comply to Connect, Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation, FedRAMP, NIST, Australian System of National Significance, and MDA Assurance with real‑time visibility across hybrid environments. Validate that controls are functioning as intended by generating system‑level, evidence-based from live telemetry and asset context. Enables continuous assurance, strengthen governance, and provide defensible, audit‑ready proof that security controls are actively enforced and effective in real‑world conditions.
Secure Critical Infrastructure
Fortify cyber resilience and manage security and operational risk with OT/IoT-specific threat intelligence and automation.
Government Programs
US Government Certifications
Trust a solution with the highest levels of military-grade and government security certifications
Forescout has achieved the following U.S. Government certifications and compliances:
- National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) Common Criteria Certification
- U.S. Department of War Information Network Approved Products List ( DOWIN APL) (Search Forescout)
- FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) 140-2
- USGv6 Tested and Certified for IPv6
- Authority to Operate (ATO) from Multiple DoD Services and Programs
- U.S. Army CoN (Certificate of Networthiness)
US Government Contract Vehicles
Ease procurement of U.S. Government contracts
The Forescout Vistaro™ platform is available through authorized Resellers and Distributors by the U.S. Government on the following contracts and purchasing schedules:
- GSA Schedules (aka Multiple Award Schedules and Federal Supply Schedules)
- NASA SEWP (Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement) GWAC (Government-Wide Acquisition Contract)
- ITES/2H (Managed and used by U.S. Army. Also used by DoW and other federal agencies)
- Encore II (Managed by DISA, Defense Information Systems Agency)
- Enterprise Software Initiative Blanket Purchase Agreement (ESI BPA) (managed by NIWC Pacific)
- Various State and Local contracts (NY OGS, TX DIR, SC, NC, CA SLP)
EU NIS2 Directive
Embarking on the intricate journey of NIS2 compliance isn’t merely a regulatory checkbox – it’s essential for businesses managing Industrial Control System (ICS) networks across Europe.
UK NCSC 10 Steps to Cyber Security
Achieve Compliance with NCSC’s Top 10 Steps to Cyber Security
The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) provides10 Steps to Cyber Security as guidance to help medium to large organisations better understand and mitigate their cyber risk. Either natively or by coordinating automated actions among security tools, the Forescout 4D Platform™ supports this guidance by extending scarce IT and InfoSec resources with continuous, automated asset management, risk compliance, network segmentation, network access control and security orchestration across all connected assets, going above and beyond baseline security recommendations to provide a strong foundation for zero trust.
UK NCSC Cyber Essentials Plus
Align Your Organisation with the NCSC Cyber Essentials Plus Requirements
The Cyber Essentials certification scheme from the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) is a simple but effective scheme that will help you protect your organisation from the most common cyberattacks. The Forescout 4D Platform™ helps you align with the framework by continuously automating cyber security across your environment.
UK Telecoms Security Regulations
Achieve Compliance with the UK Telecoms Security Regulations
The UK government, alongside NCSC and Ofcom, is developing new regulations and code-of-practice proposals that would require telecoms providers to take measures to protect their networks and services, including risk and compliance analysis, traffic and incident monitoring, and log retention reporting.
The Forescout 4D Platform™ supports the TSR draft regulations 6, 9 and 12 in particular.
Australian Essential Eight Maturity Model Compliance
Achieve Maturity Level 3 with all Essential Eight controls
The Australian Cyber Security Centre’s (ACSC’s) Essential Eight Maturity Model is a set of mitigation strategies designed to improve cybersecurity posture by making it hard for adversaries to compromise networks. With three maturity levels, even organisations with scarce IT resources can achieve baseline compliance and protection from increasing cyber threats. And with continuous visibility, compliance assessment and automated workflows using the equipment and security tools you already have, your network can adapt to your ever-changing digital terrain.
The Essential Eight is a set of mitigation strategies, not a single solution or technology that can be bought through a single vendor. They address three areas that require not only different security tools but tight communication and coordinated actions. Either natively or by coordinating automated actions among security tools, Forescout enables you to achieve Maturity Level Three for all eight controls, with continuous visibility into granular compliance status.
Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Top 10 IT Security Actions
Achieve Compliance with all Top 10 IT Security Actions
The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security maintains a list of the Top 10 IT security actions it recommends organizations take to protect connected networks and information1. The Forescout 4D Platform™ extends scarce resources with continuous, automated asset management, risk compliance, network segmentation, network access control and security orchestration across all assets – cloud, IT, IoT, IoMT and OT/ICS – going above and beyond baseline security recommendations to provide a strong foundation for zero trust.
Flexible. Versatile. Rapid Deployment.
Forescout offers unmatched deployment flexibility to meet the diverse hardware and cloud requirements of modern environments. We ensure compatibility with existing infrastructures while minimizing operational disruption. This versatility makes it an ideal choice for your organization. If you seek robust, scalable solutions tailored to your unique operational and regulatory landscapes, look no further.
The Forescout Vistaro™ platform adapts seamlessly with options for on-premises installations, virtual machines and Docker-based containerized deployments, including:
- Air-gapped systems for high-security needs
- Forescout appliances that deliver maximum visibility and control
- Hybrid configurations to connect distributed sites
- Fully cloud-based operations for scalability
…and Sensors that can be deployed as:
- Standalone appliances
- Installed directly on routers and switches for quick implementation without production disruption
- Or configured as active sensors to query network infrastructure
Deploy Forescout on Phoenix Contact Security Solutions Industrial Switching Platform for enhanced security and simplified deployments
Reduce physical hardware and deploy Forescout in Azure – a scalable, robust and cost-effective solution
Deploy Forescout on Keysight packet brokers for efficient and scalable deployments
Leverage the Dell Validated Design for Energy Edge to deploy in substations with ABB and Forescout
