• Business case analysis to help determine the cost-benefit justification of achieving FedRAMP certification of your solution
• Establishment of a go-to market strategy for your cloud products in the federal marketplace
• Assistance with navigating conversations with potential agency sponsors
• Security control implementation analysis, review, and remediation support
• Creation of a roadmap for FedRAMP authorization to get you 
• Technical architecture reviews and design support
• FedRAMP security documentation development
• Assistance during 3PAO assessment with artifact collection, interviews, plan of action and milestones (POA&M) development, and documentation updates

FedRAMP gap analysis

Our experienced FedRAMP Advisory team conducts several days of analysis and review, then advises project stakeholders about key steps in the FedRAMP process. Our review process includes:

• Providing an overview of the FedRAMP processes and authorization paths
• Boundary scoping to ensure all components and interconnections have been identified
• Analysis and review of security control implementations
• Recommendations for all unmet requirements
• Emphasis on controls required for a FedRAMP readiness assessment
• Determination of reuse of corporate and system-specific security documentation
• A review of vulnerability scanning program and tools and resulting recommendations
• Establishment of a roadmap for FedRAMP authorization
• Tips for achieving FedRAMP Ready and submitting a winning Joint Authorization Board (JAB) business case (if applicable)

FedRAMP advisory and documentation support

We map each advisory service to a specific step of the FedRAMP process, so you can choose the level of support you need. Working closely with your team, our advisors help design and develop security controls that meet FedRAMP requirements.

• Complete required FedRAMP documentation:
  • System security plan (SSP)
  • Information security policies
  • Contingency plan
  • Incident response plan
  • Configuration management plan
  • Privacy threshold analysis and privacy impact assessment (if necessary)
  • Digital identity workbook
  • Rules of behavior
  • System description and network architecture development and guidance
  • FIPS 199 Security Categorization
  • Control implementation summary
• Add-on advisory services:
  • Vulnerability scanning
  • Penetration testing
  • Security hardening and engineering
  • Security monitoring program development, optimization and engineering services
  • 3PAO audit support
  • Continuous monitoring program development
  • Security cloud automation services