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Federal Risk and Authorization Program (FedRAMP)

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What is Federal Risk and Authorization Program (FedRAMP)?

The Federal Risk and Authorization Program (FedRAMP) is a government-wide program in the United States that provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services used by federal agencies.

The goal of FedRAMP is to provide a common security framework for cloud providers and federal agencies so that agencies can more easily adopt cloud technologies while also ensuring that they are secure and compliant with government regulations. The FedRAMP program provides a set of security controls and a common process for assessing and authorizing cloud products and services so that agencies don't have to conduct their own security assessments for each cloud solution they want to use.

FedRAMP follows a three-step process:

  1. Assessment: Cloud service providers (CSPs) undergo a security assessment to determine if their products and services meet FedRAMP requirements.
  2. Authorization: If the CSP's product or service meets FedRAMP requirements, the CSP will receive authorization from the FedRAMP Program Management Office (PMO) that allows federal agencies to use their product or service.
  3. Monitoring: Once a product or service is authorized, ongoing monitoring is conducted to ensure that the CSP continues to meet FedRAMP requirements and that any security incidents are addressed promptly.

The FedRAMP program is designed to be flexible and scalable so that it can be applied to a wide range of cloud products and services, and to different levels of risk and complexity.

The Federal Risk and Authorization Program (FedRAMP) is a government-wide program in the United States that provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services used by federal agencies. Its goal is to provide a common security framework for cloud providers and federal agencies so that agencies can more easily adopt cloud technologies while also ensuring that they are secure and compliant with government regulations.


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