US government programme standardising security assessment for cloud services used by federal agencies.
FedRAMP (Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program) provides a standardised approach to security assessment, authorisation, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services used by US federal agencies. FedRAMP authorisation demonstrates that cloud services meet rigorous security requirements. The process is resource-intensive but enables selling to the US federal government. FedRAMP has different impact levels (Low, Moderate, High) based on data sensitivity.
Why It Matters
The DSC Perspective:
FedRAMP is required to sell cloud services to US federal agencies. The authorisation process is significant but opens access to a large, stable customer base. Consider FedRAMP if US government is a target market.