by Ignyte Team | Apr 27, 2022 | FedRAMP, Vendor Governance, Vulnerability Management |
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) has been in place for just over a decade (2011). Its purpose is to provide a “cost-effective, risk-based approach for the adoption and use of cloud services” by the federal government. This is to equip...
by Ignyte Team | Mar 9, 2022 | Cyber Security, FedRAMP, Uncategorized |
For a Cloud Service Provider (CSP) to be FedRAMP accredited, it must complete the following six phases. They are diagnostic assessment, boundary and architecture review, documentation, technical remediation, testing preparation & residual risk, and Final...
by Ignyte Team | Feb 18, 2022 | Compliance, FedRAMP, Uncategorized |
The federal government enacted the FedRAMP regulation in December 2011 to enable executive agencies and departments to use an assessment method based on risk and cost-effectiveness when adopting cloud technologies. A FedRAMP readiness assessment is mandatory for cloud...
by Ignyte Team | Feb 16, 2022 | Compliance, FedRAMP |
The current FedRAMP Authorization process is a struggle. First, you must manage multiple regulatory standards and frameworks, which change over time. Second, regulatory standards and frameworks overlap in scope and can often conflict and be difficult to manage...
by Ignyte Team | Feb 2, 2022 | Compliance, FedRAMP |
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Google adopted its cloud infrastructure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), to be compliant with FedRAMP. GCP earned a FedRAMP High authorization to operate (ATO) for several cloud products in a handful of locations and has uplifted the current...
by Ignyte Team | Jan 30, 2022 | Compliance, FedRAMP |
Just like any compliance or set of regulations, FedRAMP uses many acronyms and key terms to describe processes, standards, and regulations. This article explains key terminology that is used in the FedRAMP framework. You may already be familiar with some of these...
