FedRAMP 20x: The Future of Compliance, Trends, and Best Practices
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This episode discusses the modernization of FedRAMP and its impact on cloud service providers seeking federal authorization.
If you've ever tried to navigate the FedRAMP authorization process, you already know it's slow, expensive, and tedious when it comes to the documentation. For cloud service providers (CSPs) hoping to sell to the federal government, it has long been one of the biggest barriers to entry. That’s now changing. FedRAMP 20x is the most significant modernization of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program in its history and is reshaping how CSPs can achieve compliance. In this episode of the Security Strategist podcast, Kenny Scott , founder and CEO of Paramify , joins host Richard Stiennon , Chief Research Analyst at IT-Harvest, to unpack what’s changing, why it matters, and how it could redefine the path to federal authorization. FedRAMP 20x is set to help CSPs approach compliance by cutting costs, reducing timelines, and shifting the focus from paperwork to verifiable security evidence. What Is FedRAMP And Why Did It Need to Change? FedRAMP, the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, provides a standardised framework for the security assessment, authorisation, and continuous monitoring of cloud products and services used by U.S…
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