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FedRAMP for The Private Sector: What You Need to Know

| | FedRAMP
FedRAMP is the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, and it’s one of the common security frameworks used by the government, its agencies, and the contractors that work with it. However, it’s ...
The Splunk Platform

Splunk, Azure, or Sentinel for FedRAMP/NIST Compliance

| | Compliance
Whenever a business wants to work with the federal government, they are going to have to comply with certain frameworks to guarantee that, as part of the federal supply chain, it is ...
Internal but Independent Verification

Chief Audit Executives: Job Description, Responsibilities & More

| | Compliance
Any business or service provider looking to work with the federal government or one of its departments or agencies is going to need to comply with one of the security frameworks as ...
3rd Open Security Controls Assessment Language (OSCAL) Workshop - Max Aulakh

What is OSCAL and Why Does It Matter for NIST and FedRAMP?

| | Supplier Risk
What is OSCAL and Why Does It Matter for NIST and FedRAMP? Complying with federal cybersecurity guidelines is a difficult task. Unfortunately, many contractors and cloud service providers take a rather lax ...
ConMon: FedRAMP Continuous Monitoring and How It Works

ConMon: FedRAMP Continuous Monitoring and How It Works

| | Supplier Risk
ConMon: FedRAMP Continuous Monitoring and How It Works Obtaining a software approval  with the federal government and its agencies as a contractor and obtaining an Authority to Operate (ATO) is not a ...
3rd Open Security Controls Assessment Language (OSCAL) Workshop - Max Aulakh

What is OSCAL and Why Does It Matter for NIST and FedRAMP?

| | Compliance
What is OSCAL and Why Does It Matter for NIST and FedRAMP? Complying with federal cybersecurity guidelines is a difficult task. Unfortunately, many contractors and cloud service providers take a rather lax ...
Data Classification

Data Classification Guide and The NIST Classification Levels

| | NIST
Data Classification Guide and The NIST Classification Levels One of the biggest challenges for a business with any sort of information security needs is ensuring proper handling of that information. With hundreds ...
Defining Overall Security Posture

ConMon: FedRAMP Continuous Monitoring and How It Works

| | FedRAMP
Obtaining a software approval  with the federal government and its agencies as a contractor and obtaining an Authority to Operate (ATO) is not a one-time process. We’re not just referring to the ...
What is FIPS

FAQ: What is FIPS 140-2 and “Validated Cryptography”?

| | security
As time marches on and technology develops, there’s a constant push and pull between information security and attempts to breach that security. Obscurity – simply hiding from sight – isn’t enough with ...
Modern Data Storage

FAQ: What Are the DoD Requirements for Wiping Data?

| | security
In today’s digital age, destroying data is not as easy as it once was. Before the advent of computers, if you needed to destroy sensitive government information to prevent it from falling ...