Tag Archives: FedRAMP

Ted Wagner, vice president and chief information security officer at SAP National Security Services, said government agencies should have the right balance of technology, processes and people to ensure that cloud security can better manage cyber threats in the digital landscape. Wagner wrote how SAP NS2 strives to have that balance by taking measures such as adopting machine learning, automation and behavior analytics in security monitoring efforts, attracting the top talent and getting the process right.

Jeffrey Phelan, milCloud 2.0 cloud services portfolio lead at General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) information technology business, said Department of Defense mission partners seeking to transition to the cloud should understand first what set of security controls they will inherit from their cloud service providers and whether a CSP can meet impact-level requirements.

CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) has received Federal Information Security Management Act certification that validates its network and security operations centers' capacity to implement recognized data security controls for U.S. government systems.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 21, 2020 — Zscaler (Nasdaq: ZS) has moved forward in the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program's High-impact-level certification process for a web and software-as-a-service application gateway offering, ExecutiveBiz reported Aug. 6.

Noblis has been awarded the one-year General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Risk and Authorization Management Programs (FedRAMP) Program Management and Technical (ISSO) Support contract to continue its technology services with the agency, the company announced Wednesday. The prime contract has two, two-year option periods.

Doug Natal, general manager of Sumo Logic's U.S. public sector business, wrote in a blog post that the company has moved to the next stage of its application for Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification. "We are very excited about the opportunity to work with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) toward Sumo Logic's full FedRAMP Moderate Authorization,” Natal said.

SAP (NYSE: SAP) has announced plans to launch an initial public offering for experience management platform developer Qualtrics to strengthen the latter’s ability to expand its presence, realize its market potential within the XM category and increase its autonomy.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 21, 2020 — Daniel Wilbricht, vice president of Ivanti‘s public sector business in the Americas, told ExecutiveBiz in an interview posted July 9 the company will continue to invest in information technology as part of efforts to meet the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s guidelines and the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification requirements.

Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) has launched Government Cloud Plus, a multitenant cloud infrastructure specifically isolated for U.S. federal, state, and local government customers, contractors and federally funded research and development centers, the company announced Thursday.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 26, 2020 — Perspecta (NYSE: PRSP) secured recertification as a third-party assessment organization for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program after evaluation by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation, ExecutiveBiz reported May 7.