What is FedRAMP Compliance? Understand the FedRAMP Certification and Compliance Process

What is FedRAMP P-ATO? FedRAMP Compliance and Certification Steps Explained The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is a US government-wide program that promotes the adoption of secure commercial cloud services across the federal government. The FedRAMP program streamlines the acquisition of cloud services by providing a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and […]

Lowering FedRAMP, CMMC 2.0 and StateRAMP Compliance Costs with ThreatAlert® Zero trust Security Platform

Lowering FedRAMP, CMMC 2.0 and StateRAMP Compliance Costs is critical for Organizations operating in highly regulated markets with public sector and government clients. Meeting complex NIST 800-53 security control requirements and generating a FedRAMP, StateRAMP, or CMMC 2.0 compliance package are critical requirements. FedRAMP compliance costs can be prohibitive due to the need for R&D, […]

DoD Cloud Authorization To Operate (ATO) and Impact Levels (IL2, IL4, IL5, IL6) Explained

Updated 5/24/2025 with transition of the DOD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide (SRG) from NIST SP 800-53 Rev 4 to Rev 5. US Government and Department of Defense agencies are continuing to modernize and transform operations using modern commercial cloud computing services. A recent report on the Federal Cloud Computing Market predicts that demand for […]

FedRAMP Marketplace Outlook for 2023

Happy new year! US Federal Agencies are expected to spend nearly $19B on cloud services by 2024. In order to participate in the Federal and DOD marketplace, a key requirement for commercial cloud solution providers is the ability to obtain and maintain FedRAMP certification. The FedRAMP program is expected to continue to grow given the […]

Achieving FedRAMP and DOD IL-4 ATOs – Lessons Learned & Much More

If you are an ISV or SaaS solutions provider looking to pursue US DOD and FedRAMP accreditations then please join our webinar discussion on DOD Impact Level 4 ATO and Lessons Learned The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has unique information protection requirements that extend beyond those established by the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). […]

FedRAMP Releases Updates to ATO Requirements based on NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 for Public Review

The FedRAMP Program Management Office (PMO) at the General Services Administration (GSA) released the updated controls baselines based on NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5. The FedRAMP Security Assessment Framework (SAF) is based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Special Publication [SP] 800-53 Rev 4. FedRAMP is expected to migrate to NIST SP […]