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Azure Government expands compliance coverage with 142 services now FedRAMP High
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 FedRAMP High than any other cloud provider. Azure Government provides the highest level of security, protection, and compliance services, delivering on our ongoing investments in commercial parity and our commitment to providing the most secure and compliant cloud across a...
New Azure Security Benchmark Foundation helps organizations embrace zero trust
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. To help organizations stay secure in a zero trust environment, we’re announcing the release of a new sample blueprint, Azure Security Benchmark Foundation, which provides a set of baseline infrastructure patterns to assist in building a secure and compliant Azure environment. Available in Azure and Azure Government, the Az...
Securing your agency’s remote workforce for today and beyond
With the flip of a switch, COVID-19 accelerated digital transformation for many agencies to empower an expanded remote workforce to deliver on their mission. As we approach a year of that switch, along with the hope of returning to “normal,” securing the remote workforce remains a top concern. With that in mind, we invite you to RSVP and join us for a virtual Azure Government Meetup, Securing your agency’s remote workforce for today and beyond, on Wednesday, Feb. 24 from 6 p.m. ET – 7 p.m. ET hosted on Teams Live. During this event, which is free and open to the public, our speakers will share their experti...
120 Azure Government services now authorized for DoD IL5 workloads
We continue to drive expansion of our support for Department of Defense Security Requirements Guide (DoD SRG) Impact Level 5 (IL5) across all Azure Government regions. Our latest addition of 23 new services brings a total of 120 services authorized for IL5 workloads in Azure Government – more than any other cloud provider. These services include a broad range of IaaS and PaaS capabilities to enable mission owners to do more, faster. Mission owners can choose from multiple regions across the country and benefit from decreased latency, expanded geo-redundancy, and a range of options for backup, recovery, and cos...
Announcing compliance hub for Azure
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 provides easy access to this information. Azure is a multi-tenant hyperscale cloud platform that is available or announced to customers in 60+ regions worldwide. To find out which Azure services are available in which regions, explore the Azure global infrastructure product...
Join us Jan. 27: Mastering cloud fundamentals for government in 2021
The accelerated adoption of cloud last year due to COVID-19 was phenomenal; advancing IT modernization for many organizations while also bringing a wealth of lessons learned. While much progress was made, many government agencies find there can still be challenges to getting started with cloud. With that in mind, we invite you to RSVP and join us to kick off the New Year learning how agencies can master cloud fundamentals for 2021 during an Azure Government meetup on Wednesday, Jan. 27 from 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. ET hosted on Teams Live. During this event, which is free and open to the public, our speakers will sh...
Quickly deploy DoD STIG-compliant images and visualize compliance using Azure
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. Microsoft recognizes the criticality of security compliance accreditations for Defense Industrial Base (DIB) and Department of Defense (DoD) customers. Maintaining Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) compliance is critical and o...
Join the meetup: Achieving speed to capability in government – Dec. 2, 2020
Today’s mission speed continues to outpace government’s ability to deliver modern capabilities to end users. To keep pace with mission demands, agencies are reimagining their IT efforts including leveraging powerful technologies such as continuous software deployment, container management, automated machine learning, and serverless PaaS. To hear about the latest trends, tools, and tech empowering government, we invite you to RSVP and join us for an Azure Government Meetup, Achieving speed to capability in government, on Wednesday, Dec. 2 from 6:30 p.m. ET – 8 p.m. ET hosted on Teams Live. During this event,...
Resources to accelerate your CMMC journey
We’re actively building out our program by developing resources for both partners and Defense Industrial Base (DIB) companies to leverage in their Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) journey. In a recent blog, Richard Wakeman, senior director of Aerospace & Defense for Microsoft Azure Global, shares current resources to help you get started and accelerate your CMMC journey. While these tools cannot guarantee a positive CMMC adjudication, they may assist candidate organizations by improving their CMMC posture going into a formal CMMC review in accordance with CMMC Accreditation Body (AB) stand...