Announcements

Announcing private preview of authorized DoD Cloud Infrastructure as Code for Azure

Zach Kramer August 30, 2021 Aug 30, 2021 08/30/21

To help Department of Defense (DoD) customers keep pace with mission demands, we’re announcing the private preview of DoD Cloud Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for Azure – a set of preauthorized baselines that build standard environments in Azure Government to accelerate DoD adoption of cloud services.

New and updated regulatory compliance policy initiatives for NIST, FedRAMP, DoD in Azure, Azure Government

John Molesky August 19, 2021 Aug 19, 2021 08/19/21

Azure Global recently released a new regulatory compliance policy initiative for NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5. This policy initiative includes more than 250 policies aligned to 800-53 Rev. 5 controls and helps customers establish guardrails to manage their compliance with specific NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 controls.

Announcing Azure STIG solution templates to accelerate compliance for DoD

Nirali Shah April 8, 2021 Apr 8, 2021 04/8/21

Today we’re announcing the availability of Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) solution templates for both Windows and Linux on the Azure Marketplace (commercial) and Azure Government Marketplace.

Azure Government expands compliance coverage with 142 services now FedRAMP High

Azure Gov Team February 25, 2021 Feb 25, 2021 02/25/21

Microsoft now has 142 services covered by the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) High Provisional Authorization to Operate (P-ATO) for Azure Government. We continue to maintain FedRAMP High P-ATOs issued by FedRAMP Joint Authorization Board (JAB) for both Azure and Azure Government while bringing you more services at ...

Announcing compliance hub for Azure

Stevan Vidich January 29, 2021 Jan 29, 2021 01/29/21

To help customers meet their own compliance obligations across regulated industries and markets worldwide, Microsoft Azure maintains the largest compliance portfolio in the industry both in terms of breadth (total number of offerings), as well as depth (number of customer-facing services in assessment scope). A new Azure compliance hub page ...

Quickly deploy DoD STIG-compliant images and visualize compliance using Azure

Azure Gov Team January 5, 2021 Jan 5, 2021 01/5/21

This blog is authored by members of Microsoft’s Government Cybersecurity, Azure Global Critical Infrastructure team: Michele Myauo, Principal Engineering Manager; Adam Dimopoulos, Senior Program Manager; and Shawn Gibbs, Senior Program Manager. At Microsoft, our security and compliance story is one of our greatest differentiators. ...

Windows Virtual Desktop now generally available in Azure Government with FedRAMP High

Azure Gov Team October 21, 2020 Oct 21, 2020 10/21/20

As government agencies respond to the imperative of remote work, we’ve seen an increasing need for solutions that enable teams to work remotely while keeping relevant data within a securely managed environment. Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) in Azure commercial has quickly become a market-leading solution for enabling secure remote work. ...

Enhancing Zero Trust in Azure and Azure Government with Zscaler

Azure Gov Team October 14, 2020 Oct 14, 2020 10/14/20

This guest post was contributed by Zscaler’s Jose Padin, Director of Pre-sales Engineering for US Public Sector; and Anup Barde, Sales Engineer; and Microsoft’s Adam Dimopoulos, Senior Program Manager for Government Cybersecurity, Azure Global Critical Infrastructure As government users are working remotely now more than ever, the apps ...

97 Azure Government services now authorized for DoD IL5 workloads

Azure Gov Team September 29, 2020 Sep 29, 2020 09/29/20

We continue to drive expansion of support for Department of Defense Security Requirements Guide (DoD SRG) Impact Level 5 (IL5) to all Azure Government regions. We’ve added 18 new services for a total of 97 services authorized for IL5 workloads in Azure Government – more than any other cloud provider. These services include a broad ...

Azure Blueprint for NIST SP 800-171 R2 is now available in Azure Government and commercial clouds

Selcin Turkarslan July 9, 2020 Jul 9, 2020 07/9/20

Disclaimer: Customers are wholly responsible for ensuring their own compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Information provided in this post does not constitute legal advice, and customers should consult their legal advisors for any questions regarding regulatory compliance. Our recently released Azure Blueprint for NIST SP ...

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