Compliance

As federal agencies continue to modernize IT infrastructure and move mission-critical workloads to the cloud, FedRAMP compliance has become a non-negotiable requirement for any cloud service provider (CSP) looking to do business with the government.

As government agencies continue embracing cloud technologies to modernize operations and enhance collaboration, the landscape of cybersecurity threats grows more complex. From malware and ransomware to insider threats, risks are everywhere—and the consequences of a breach are serious: data loss, compliance violations, and interrupted mission delivery.

What Is NIST Compliance?

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a non-regulatory agency under the U.S. Department of Commerce that develops cybersecurity standards and guidelines to protect sensitive government data.

As cloud adoption continues to accelerate across the Federal government, and new technologies and applications enable ever more seamless collaboration, more sophisticated and advanced security threats have risen as well. Hackers, malware, ransomware – these threats show no signs of abating.

As part of its FISMA cloud offering for civilian Federal agencies, GovDataHosting delivers a full set of operational, management and technical controls according to NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 4 – Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations.

New cloud services and solutions are coming to market at a rapid pace – accelerating collaboration and productivity like never before – but that has left some Federal employees wondering: Can you use commercial cloud services with government devices? After all, the end user is typically the most vulnerable factor in securing IT infrastructure.

FISMA is one of the most crucial data security regulations to impact the U.S. government and its supporting contractors. Compliance ensures the federal systems that collect, circulate, and store data adhere to a set of standard safety and security controls.