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Resources to accelerate your CMMC journey

Azure Gov TeamOctober 30, 2020Oct 30, 202010/30/20

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 ...

Got CMMC questions? Join an ‘Ask Microsoft Anything’ session on Aug. 25th

Azure Gov TeamAugust 21, 2020Aug 21, 202008/21/20

In preparing for the new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) from the Department of Defense (DoD), many customers and partners have asked for more information on how to prepare for audits, and about Azure accreditation and our CMMC acceleration program. On Tuesday, Aug. 25, you can get answers to your questions around how we ...

With 14 new services at FedRAMP High, Azure Government continues expanding compliance coverage

Zach KramerJune 22, 2020Jun 22, 202006/22/20

Microsoft now has 116 services covered by the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) High Provisional Authorization to Operate (P-ATO) for Azure Government. We continue to bring you more services at FedRAMP High than any other cloud provider, delivering on our ongoing investments in commercial parity and our commitment to ...

CMMC with Microsoft Azure: System & Information Integrity (10 of 10)

TJ BanasikMay 28, 2020May 28, 202005/28/20

This is the last in a ten-part blog series where we’ll demonstrate principles of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification aligned with Microsoft Azure. In previous blogs in the series we’ve explored access control, audit & accountability maturity, asset & configuration management, identification & authentication, incident...

CMMC with Microsoft Azure: System & Communications Protection (9 of 10)

TJ BanasikMay 26, 2020May 26, 202005/26/20

This is the ninth in a ten-part blog series where we’ll demonstrate principles of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification aligned with Microsoft Azure. The final blog in the series will delve into system & information integrity. In this ninth blog of the series we will explore how to leverage Microsoft Azure for system & ...

Integrated compliance in Azure with Xacta 360

Azure Gov TeamMay 20, 2020May 20, 202005/20/20

This guest post contributed by Vicky Frescas and Tirtza Bernstein of Telos Corporation covers how to use Xacta® 360 with Azure and Azure Government. Learn more by attending the upcoming Accelerating ATO on Azure webinar on May 28 at 2PM EST. Telos Corporation recently announced the Xacta® 360 integration with Microsoft Azure Government to...

CMMC with Microsoft Azure: Access Control (1 of 10)

TJ BanasikApril 28, 2020Apr 28, 202004/28/20

This is the first in a ten-part blog series where we’ll demonstrate principles of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) aligned with Microsoft Azure. Subsequent blogs in the series will delve into audit & accountability maturity, asset & configuration management, identification & authentication, incident response...

Securing mobile: Designing SaaS service implementations to meet federal policy (1 of 4)

Brian TirchDecember 19, 2019Dec 19, 201912/19/19

Several federal initiatives such as CDM (Continuous Diagnostic and Mitigation) and TIC (Trusted Internet Connection) are increasingly becoming similar, in that identical tools and approaches such as Zero Trust can be used to meet multiple federal mandates. This convergence provides an opportunity to reduce complexity while helping agencies ...

Innovating for government from the commercial cloud to the tactical edge

Lily Kim, General Manager, Azure GlobalOctober 7, 2019Oct 7, 201910/7/19

From our commercial cloud to the tactical edge, we continue to deliver more innovation to empower government agencies to advance their mission. In addition to the recent product news enabling government to advance ‘tech intensity’, here are some recent highlights of new capabilities in Azure to support the full spectrum of government needs...

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