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Optiv + ClearShark Launches FedRAMP Advisory Services to Enhance Cloud Providers’ Work with U.S. Government
April 16, 2025 — Optiv + ClearShark, a cybersecurity and IT solutions provider focused exclusively on serving the U.S. federal government, has launched FedRAMP Advisory Services to help organizations working with federal agencies securely align their cloud service offerings with the standardized approach...
Optiv + ClearShark Outlines Necessary Steps to Ensure Zero Trust Compliance by Sept. 30 Deadline
Aug. 21, 2024 — Optiv + ClearShark, the leading cybersecurity and IT solutions provider for the U.S. government, stands ready to help federal agencies adopt a Zero Trust architecture strategy by the Sept. 30, 2024, compliance deadline...
Optiv + ClearShark Appoints Daniel Wilbricht as President
November 30, 2023 – Optiv + ClearShark has named Daniel Wilbricht as the company’s new president. He’ll focus on growing the cyber advisory and solution leader’s presence in the U.S. public sector…
Optiv + ClearShark to Acquire FedBiz IT
April 12, 2023 – Optiv + ClearShark, a trusted advisor and top value-added reseller of cybersecurity and modernization technology to the Federal Government, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire FedBiz IT, a leader in providing information technology through some of the most flexible…
Optiv More Than Doubles Federal Presence with Optiv + ClearShark Acquisition
March 14, 2023 – Optiv, the cyber advisory and solutions leader, today announced it has acquired Maryland-based ClearShark LLC and ClearShark Services, Inc. (collectively ClearShark), a premier advisor and top value-added reseller of cybersecurity and modernization technology to the…
Optiv + ClearShark Named Agent on DoD ESI Cybersecurity Software Contract
October 20, 2022 – Optiv + ClearShark, a trusted advisor and top value-added reseller of cybersecurity and modernization technology to the Federal Government, was awarded a DoD Enterprise Software Initiative Blanket Purchase Agreement (ESI BPA) for Cybersecurity Software Products…
Industry Vet Joins Optiv + ClearShark as President
October 18, 2021 – Optiv + ClearShark announced today that Brian Strosser has joined the company as President and will oversee the company’s operations in his new position. Brian will succeed Martin Bentz, who has served as President since the company’s founding in 2001 and will…
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