Awareness Frameworks

What Documents Are Required for FedRAMP Authorization?

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The federal government leans more heavily on technology providers, including cloud computing platforms that support data storage, processing, and office application solutions. Accordingly, the question of data security is live, and the government’s response is to implement the FedRAMP authorization requirement. 

Like many other government programs, FedRAMP can threaten to bury the under prepared provider under a mountain of documents. Here, we’ll briefly cover the basics of FedRAMP documents and required reporting.

 

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FedRAMP and CISA: What Is Binding Operational Directive 22-01

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Managing cybersecurity threats is a full-time job, and most cybersecurity specialists rely on shared knowledge between experts in the field to combat these threats. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database provides a starting point for this kind of knowledge, centralizing an index of known security vulnerabilities in the wild. 

The CVE program recently joined with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which then feeds into new directives for federal agencies and cloud service providers (CSPs). One of these directives, Binding Operational Directive 22-01, establishes this new list and several other requirements for regulated organizations and is trickling down into other security requirements, including FedRAMP. 

 

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