Assured Data Protection launches US public sector arm

Patrick Vaughan will lead the newly created unit

Assured Data Protection (ADP) has established a new US public sector division to meet the needs of government agencies.

The fresh unit aims to operate in full compliance with federal, state, and local procurement standards and regulatory mandates.

It will coordinate with public agencies across these levels, as well as the military, law enforcement, public education, public health, and the defence industrial base (DIB) to protect mission-critical systems and ensure their recoverability in the face of outages, natural disasters, ransomware, and cyberattacks.

Public sector customers will have access to managed services across design, deployment, recovery, and ongoing support.

The division will be led by Patrick Vaughan, founder and CEO of public sector reseller GEN3i.

He and his team of engineers and sales employees will provide US-based, around-the-clock support to protect, detect, and recover critical data and operations for ADP’s public sector clients.

The new US arm is also reportedly compliant with the criminal justice information system (CJIS), the cybersecurity maturity model certification (CMMC), and health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA).

“[Vaughan] has over 25 years of experience working in public sector data protection,” said Hayes.

“I couldn’t think of a better person to lead this new Assured division and I’m excited about what we can achieve together.

“Assured already has a great pedigree in the public sector but this new division represents a step change in our commitment to those organisations that need the most robust Rubrik cyber resilience technology.”

This launch follows the MSP’s creation of a public division in July, led by co-founder and chief security officer Stacy Hayes, formerly EVP Americas.

Brian Dutton, the organisation’s CRO Americas, was also given expanded leadership responsibilities across the region.

ADP’s CEO Simon Chappell told CRN at the time that the company aims to “Americanise” certain aspects of its business, especially in support and delivery, to deliver into US public sector markets.

These decisions come as the organisation increases its focus on the US.

In July, it teamed up with Chicago-based technology services distributor AVANT to expand its footprint across the American continent.