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Equivalency: The Latest FedRAMP Memo From DoD
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program has been around for nearly 15 years. In that time, it changed and was updated periodically to keep up with the times. While changes are...
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The Ultimate Guide to SBIR/STTR Funds for Your ATO
The world advances based on innovation, and innovation can come from anywhere. The trouble is that the current capitalist economic system encourages large corporations to play conservatively with their...
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How to Migrate from FedRAMP Rev 4 to FedRAMP Rev 5
The stereotype of the government as a slow-moving behemoth is not ill-fitting, but when it makes adjustments and changes, it does so with deliberation and intent. An excellent example is the ongoing...
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DD2345 Military Critical Technical Data Agreement and CMMC
What is the government if not an organization dedicated to the creation of paperwork? All of that paperwork means something, though, and it can range from trivial to vitally important. One of the more...
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What Are Operational POA&Ms in FedRAMP Equivalency?
Recently, the Department of Defense shook up the entire defense industrial base with the release of a memo titled “Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Moderate Equivalency for Cloud...
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FedRAMP “In Process”: What It Means and How to Get Listed
FedRAMP, the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, is a way for cloud service providers to undergo auditing, scrutiny, and testing to validate their security. This security encompasses...
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Guide: What is FedRAMP Tailored and What is The Difference?
In the past, we’ve talked a lot about the various FedRAMP guidelines required to reach either a single Authority to Operate or a generalized Provisional Authority to Operate. One thing that can be said...
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The Ultimate Guide to FedRAMP Marketplace Designations
Whenever a government agency, contractor, or subcontractor wants to work with a cloud service provider, they have to find one that upholds the level of cybersecurity, physical security, and...
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StateRAMP vs FedRAMP: What’s The Difference Between Them?
Here at Ignyte, we’ve talked a lot about FedRAMP, the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. As you likely well know, FedRAMP is the federal government’s unified security standard, derived...
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FedRAMP vs. ISO 27001: How They Compare and Which Do You Need?
In the world of security, there are many different frameworks that may be relevant or important to your plans. We’ve talked a lot about FedRAMP, the federal government’s security framework, but it’s...
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What Are the Benefits of FedRAMP Certification in 2024?
FedRAMP, the federal risk and authorization management program, is a comprehensive and structured way to develop a security – mostly cybersecurity – position when working with the federal government....
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SBOM Attestation by 3PAOs: Everything You Need to Know
In the past, we’ve written a lot about FedRAMP certification and the way the Ignyte platform can help you with record-keeping and the overall process. We’ve largely glossed over the role that the...
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What’s an SPRS Score? Calculation, Common Mistakes & FAQs
Over the last half-decade or more, the prevalence of cyberattacks on the government has only increased. Moreover, it’s not just attacks on the government agencies themselves that matter, but also...
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Can US Organizations Share or Release CUI to Foreign Entities?
Working as a contractor for the federal government means complying with a wide range of rules. Some of these are large, obvious, and well-enforced, like the security frameworks we so often discuss here...
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JVSA and JVSAP Guide: What Do These Programs Do?
To secure CUI and FCI according to CMMC rules, DIB contractors working with the DoD need to comply with NIST SP 800-171. CMMC is still an evolving framework, and becoming an early adopter allows you to...
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FAQ: How Are STIGs, SRGs, SCAP, and CCIs Related?
In the world of government-adjacent security and compliance, there are many different terms and acronyms you’ll encounter for the processes you have to perform. Often, these terms are interrelated in a...
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CMMC Compliance: Customer and Shared Responsibility Matrix
CMMC is a familiar framework to any contractor working as part of the defense industrial base and handling any form of controlled unclassified information. Whether it’s compliance in general, a...
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Move From FedRAMP to DoD with Impact Level Assessment
We’ve written extensively before about FedRAMP’s impact levels. As a brief refresher, there are four: Li-SaaS, the lowest of the low-security levels, is made for non-critical cloud applications that...
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ISO 27001 vs NIST: The Differences and How They Overlap
When you consider national and global cybersecurity, a handful of names stand out. Two of the largest are NIST and ISO/IEC. Both of these organizations have issued plenty of rulings and frameworks for...
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What Steps Are Involved in An ISO 27001 Audit?
As the strongest and most well-recognized security certification around the world, ISO 27001 is a very popular – and very stringent – framework to adhere to. If you’re a business operating anywhere in...
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