StateRAMP, like FedRAMP, is a complex process geared towards helping Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) serve important government agencies. To ensure that these CSPs are up to date on the latest and strongest security and risk management tools and procedures, both FedRAMP and StateRAMP require CSPs to work with an independent party, called a 3PAO. 

If you’re just getting started as a CSP in the government space, or you’re a security firm interested in learning more about what it takes to be a 3PAO, then you’ll want to know more about the role of a 3PAO in these security frameworks.

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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. 

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Cloud service providers (CSPs) working with Federal agencies must undertake the process of FedRAMP certification. To better facilitate that process, the government and FedRAMP governing bodies have developed several tools and programs to help them accomplish this. One of these, introduced in the last 5 years, is the FedRAMP Accelerated program and the FedRAMP Ready designation.

Learn more about the FedRAMP ready path, how it can help your organization achieve full ATO, and the important role that 3PAOs play in the process. 

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