Part of StateRAMP compliance certification is the practice of continuous monitoring, where Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) and Third-Party Assessment Organizations (3PAOs) work together to ensure secure cloud environments that meet requirements for data protection.
We’ve written a few articles and resources on StateRAMP certification for Cloud Service Providers (CSPs). However, there are multiple parties involved in the process. One of the most important is the State agency searching for a secure CSP partner. Here, we’ll discuss some of the high-level steps that a State agency must take to adopt StateRAMP requirements. This includes the necessary contacts, infrastructure, and documents needed to conform with StateRAMP.
Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) are quickly filling the gap for the computing and storage needs of government agencies. Both Federal and State governments are turning to enterprise-level tools, technologies, and practices to better manage citizen data and modernize critical infrastructure and services. They do this, naturally, by handling private citizen data that requires protecting, which means that cloud providers need to adhere to critical security standards like StateRAMP.