As Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) work with State agencies, many of them are undergoing StateRAMP certification. Fortunately, StateRAMP is much like FedRAMP in that it follows several of the same guidelines, requirements, and process structures.
Here, we’ll break down one of the basic aspects of StateRAMP Impact Levels. The StateRAMP Impact level directly relates to the security required from an agency, and the kinds of controls that a CSP must implement.
Government agencies are expanding their civil services, and that includes a huge investment into modern technology like cloud platforms. Cloud platforms supporting government agencies will necessarily handle private data, which means that they need to maintain a high level of security. That’s where StateRAMP comes in.
HIPAA compliance can be one of the most challenging tasks a company undertakes, and failure to comply is the most impactful and punitive in terms of fees and penalties. Many new organizations getting into compliance might, in turn, feel overwhelmed by the requirements of the framework and the three primary HIPAA rules.
Here, we’ll breakdown the basics of HIPAA compliance for new organizations and what they need to think about in preparing for a compliance strategy.