Knox Systems Awarded “Mission Critical SaaS Security Company of the Year”

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Highlights

Knox Systems recognized by Government CIO Outlook as Mission Critical SaaS Security Company of the Year.
Today, the U.S. government has access to fewer than 500 SaaS applications.
Legacy vulnerabilities, such as the recent SharePoint breach at NNSA, highlight the need for secure cloud adoption.
Advanced SaaS vendors like Celonis and Adobe run on Knox Federal Cloud, trusted for compliance and security.
Knox accelerates FedRAMP to unlock secure SaaS adoption in government.

Beyond cost savings, cloud delivers stronger security, greater resilience, and easier scalability than on-prem systems. Knox Systems’ recognition by Government CIO Outlook underscores its leadership in enabling mission-critical security for federal SaaS adoption.

Why does the U.S. government still have access to fewer than 500 SaaS applications?

The main barrier lies in the complexity and cost of compliance. FedRAMP authorization often takes years and costs millions, locking SaaS innovators out of the federal market without specialized partners like Knox.

Systemic bottlenecks leave federal agencies with fewer than 500 SaaS applications, stalled by compliance hurdles. At the same time, as seen in the recent SharePoint incident at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), outdated legacy systems expose agencies to significant risk.

Knox Systems addresses this challenge with Knox Federal Cloud alongside its proprietary automation engine, KnoxAI. Together, they accelerate FedRAMP authorization from years to months while reducing costs dramatically. This framework has already enabled leaders like Adobe and Celonis to deliver SaaS solutions to government clients in secure, compliant environments.

By reducing barriers to compliance, Knox is not just closing the security gap: it is expanding the universe of mission-critical SaaS available to federal agencies, aligning innovation with national security.

Being named Mission Critical SaaS Security Company of the Year validates Knox Systems’ role as a trusted partner in modernizing federal IT infrastructure. By simplifying compliance and unlocking access to advanced SaaS tools, Knox is setting a new standard for secure cloud adoption in the public sector.

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Chad Tetreault Joins Knox Systems Federal Advisory Board

Knox Systems today announced that Zscaler Public Sector CTO and a former Deputy Chief Technology Officer and Deputy Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer from within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Chad Tetreault, has joined the company’s Federal Advisory Board.

A proven technology leader and AI strategist, Tetreault has spent his career bridging the gap between emerging technology and mission impact. At DHS, he led the design and deployment of proprietary AI solutions that modernized Immigration services, streamlined data operations, and advanced the department’s role as a leader in responsible AI innovation. His appointment strengthens Knox’s mission to help agencies accelerate cloud and AI adoption with the compliance, speed, and resilience required of federal systems.

At Zscaler, Tetreault leads public sector AI strategy and governance, helping highly regulated environments adopt and defend next-generation AI capabilities. He also serves on the MIT Gen AI Global leadership team as Deputy Co-Lead of the Agent Dev Department, focused on democratizing AI innovation worldwide.

Tetreault continues to define unified technology strategies, integrate data and engineering across mission systems, and mentor high-performing technical teams that deliver. His work consistently emphasizes innovation with accountability - ensuring AI and analytics can drive measurable outcomes without compromising compliance or security.

The Knox Federal Advisory Board brings together senior leaders from defense, civilian, and technology sectors to advise on emerging policy, compliance, and modernization strategies aligned with FedRAMP, NIST, and DoW frameworks. Tetreault’s appointment follows recent additions including David Epperson, former Deputy CIO of the Executive Office of the President and former Deputy CIO and CISO of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and Carrie Lee, Deputy CIO of the Department of Veterans Affairs - expanding Knox’s leadership bench across AI, cybersecurity, and federal IT transformation.

About Knox

Knox helps SaaS companies achieve FedRAMP in 90 days or less, at 90% of the traditional cost.

We run the largest FedRAMP Authorized managed cloud platform in the world, bringing a decade-long track record of secure and compliant operations.

Trusted by Adobe since 2014, Knox streamlines the path to FedRAMP authorization, enabling vendors to achieve FedRAMP in just 90 days across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

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