Word of the Day: FedRAMP

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FedRAMP The Federal Risk and Authorization Program (FedRAMP) is a risk management program that provides a standardized approach for assessing the security of cloud products and services. FedRAMP was created to support the government's cloud computing plan. The program is intended to facilitate the adoption of cloud computing services among federal agencies by providing cloud service providers (CSPs) with a single accreditation that could be used by all agencies.    The goal of FedRAMP is to reduce the time and money that individual agencies would otherwise have to spend on assessing a cloud provider's security. Certifications are based on a unified risk management process that includes security requirements agreed upon by the federal departments and agencies.   Although the FedRAMP certification process is quite intensive, qualified CSPs are eligible to work with government agencies, and non-government customers may be more confident in a certified CSP's approach to security. Quote of the Day "Without guidance and explanation, the detail-oriented process and documentation for FedRAMP can be daunting for cloud providers of any scale." - David Svec Related Terms Related Terms cloud services cloud provider FedRAMP 3PAO Federal Cloud Computing Initiative GSA IT Schedule 70 FISMA NIST 800 Series Federal Information Processing Standardization 140 Related Tags Cloud and managed network services, Cloud Computing Frameworks and Standards   Required Reading As FedRAMP deadline nears, slow approvals leave CSPs in the queue Despite the upcoming June 5 FedRAMP deadline, many cloud service providers are stuck in the queue, and the consequences aren't entirely clear. Will Amazon Web Services' FedRAMP certification boost public cloud use? In this Ask The Expert, Forrester analyst Ed Ferrara discusses the potential impact of AWS' FedRAMP certification. FedRAMP basics: Taking the mystery out of cloud security assessment Learn how FedRAMP makes cloud security assessments easier both for government entities and non-government enterprises. Selling government cloud services: FedRAMP vs. FISMA Even if a cloud provider isn't selling government cloud services, it's still important to understand FedRAMP and FISMA. Stay In Touch FOLLOW WHATIS.COM     CONTACT US For feedback about any of our definitions or to send us ideas for new definitions, please contact us at: editor@techtarget.com About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Whatis.com, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget, Whatis, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2013 TechTarget. All rights reserved.