By Yasin Ebrahim

Investing.com – CrowdStrike said Thursday it was granted a provisional authorization to operate at Impact Level 4 from the Defense Information Systems Agency, paving the way for the cybersecurity company to deploy its cybersecurity platform across a range of federal agencies.   

Crowdstrike, NASDAQ: was up over 3% after-market trading.

“This authorization will further CrowdStrike’s support to federal agencies in defending against modern cyber threats…,” the company said. In these difficult times, collaboration between the private and public sectors is crucial. Cybersecurity must be a priority for both sectors in the future.

According to the company, they were working on securing another security clearance. These authorizations aim to safeguard information when federal agencies use cloud products and services. 

CrowdStrike, the company said that they were proud to work with DISA as well as our DoD sponsor (DODSF), towards a DoD Influence Level 5 (IL-5) P-ATO. They are also committed to helping protect National Security Systems.”

Impact Level 4 accommodates controlled unclassified information, while Impact Level 5 authorizes a cloud service to store and process the Pentagon’s most sensitive unclassified data.