Meet FedRAMP Compliance with Qualys Cloud Platform

FedRAMP compliance is not without its challenges. Learn about some of the major security controls and how the Qualys Cloud Platform can help achieve FedRAMP authorization. What is FedRAMP? The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program FedRAMP is a U.S. government program that promotes the...

What is FedRAMP+?

The Department of Defense DoD Cloud Computing CC Security Requirements Guide SRG Version 1, Release 3 defines FedRAMP Plus FedRAMP+ as: "… the concept of leveraging the work done as part of the FedRAMP assessment and adding specific security controls and requirements necessary to meet and assure...

Extending your FedRAMP Program to Container Infrastructure with the Qualys Cloud Platform

Following the recent release of the FedRAMP Vulnerability Scanning Requirements for Containers, FedRAMP-authorized systems that make use of containers have one month from March 16, 2021 to submit a plan for compliance with the new requirements. Organizations with a need to certify their services...

Expand Your Vulnerability & Patch Management Program to Mobile Devices with Qualys VMDR

As mobile devices have become ubiquitous in almost every business process, whether in bank branches, manufacturing sites or retail stores, they are now hosting business applications and data that is subject to regulatory compliance and security. With access to critical corporate resources inside...

Deploying your first Blueprints

Welcome back to the fourth and final part of this Azure Blueprints series. This section covers how to use some Blueprints provided by Microsoft and how to get started writing your Blueprints for managing your Azure Governance. Specifically, we will look more closely at a FedRAMP use case...

Deploying your first Blueprints

Welcome back to the fourth and final part of this Azure Blueprints series. This section covers how to use some Blueprints provided by Microsoft and how to get started writing your Blueprints for managing your Azure Governance. Specifically, we will look more closely at a FedRAMP use case...

FedRAMP 101: How to get listed as “In Process”

Are you a cloud service provider working on a federal contract and need a FedRAMP authorization - but dont have a sponsor yet? Acquiring a committed government agency sponsor early in the FedRAMP process is crucial to your success and will ensure a smoother process. A major role for an agency...

What to Expect in the initial FedRAMP briefing with your Agency Sponsor and the PMO

Most people who have spent any time researching the FedRAMP authorization process know there are two routes for a Cloud Service Provider CSP to become FedRAMP authorized: Agency and Joint Authorization Board JAB. Because of the limited number of CSPs selected each quarter for the JAB authorizatio...

FedRAMP – 8 years in and 100 assessments achieved

Back in 2011, if you had asked me what cloud computing was, I would have looked at you with a blank look on my face. At the time, I was supporting a Federal client when my boss asked me to assist in applying to become a 3PAO. I had no clue what 3PAO even stood for it stands for Third-Party...

So your company has decided to do FedRAMP - What does that mean?

The exponential increase in cloud adoption in recent years has led to a dramatic increase in technology companies evolving from software and application companies to Software as a Service SaaS, Platform as a Service PaaS or Infrastructure as a Service IaaS providers. The 2011 release of the Cloud...

So your company has decided to do FedRAMP - What does that mean?

The exponential increase in cloud adoption in recent years has led to a dramatic increase in technology companies evolving from software and application companies to Software as a Service SaaS, Platform as a Service PaaS or Infrastructure as a Service IaaS providers. The 2011 release of the Cloud...

So your company has decided to do FedRAMP - What does that mean?

The exponential increase in cloud adoption in recent years has led to a dramatic increase in technology companies evolving from software and application companies to Software as a Service SaaS, Platform as a Service PaaS or Infrastructure as a Service IaaS providers. The 2011 release of the Cloud...

So your company has decided to do FedRAMP - What does that mean?

The exponential increase in cloud adoption in recent years has led to a dramatic increase in technology companies evolving from software and application companies to Software as a Service SaaS, Platform as a Service PaaS or Infrastructure as a Service IaaS providers. The 2011 release of the Cloud...

NERC CIP Compliance in Azure vs. Azure Government cloud

As discussed in my last blog post on North American Electric Reliability Corporation—Critical Infrastructure Protection NERC CIP Compliance in Azure, U.S. and Canadian utilities are now free to benefit from cloud computing in Azure for many NERC CIP workloads. Machine learning, multiple data...

Should cloud service providers be concerned with FIPS 140-3?

If youve dealt with FedRAMP, you may already know that FIPS 140-2 is the standard for cryptographic modules published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST. All cloud service providers CSPs who wish to be FedRAMP compliant must use only crypto modules that have been validated...

FedRAMP and Its Applicability to ISVs Hosted on FedRAMP-Authorized IaaS

Independent Software Vendors ISVs often ask Coalfire about the FedRAMP compliance framework and how it applies to them. They hear that all software procured by the U.S. federal government must be FedRAMP authorized, and they come to the experts to help them navigate the process. The good news is...

FedRAMP ConMon – Efficiently & Effectively Managing SLAs for RA-5d Requirement

Are you a FedRamp-certified organization looking to more effectively maintain your FedRAMP status? There are tools available to help simplify the process and while the process involves some terminology, it is easily understood as outlined below. Additionally, it is supported by pre-built dashboar...

Encryption of Federal Data

One of the biggest challenges our customers face when pursuing Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program FedRAMP compliance is the federal mandate that Federal Information Processing Standards FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic modules must be consistently applied where cryptography is...

Common Questions and Answers Salesforce ISVs Need to Know for FedRAMP

Many Salesforce Independent Software Vendors ISVs are interested in pursuing FedRAMP to serve federal customers, but have many questions about the process. The four questions below are the most common questions that Coalfire receives from these ISV partners; we have provided some basic responses ...

Managing Your Vulnerabilities, FedRAMP Style

As a member of Coalfires Cyber Engineering team, I frequently get questions about vulnerability Deviation Requests DRs from Cloud Service Providers CSPs seeking Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program FedRAMP authorizations. In this post, Ill try to answer questions we frequently...