This accreditation enables Aprio to validate that service providers have implemented the required cloud security measures to protect government data.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, UNITED STATES, April 18, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ — Aprio announced today that it has earned accreditation as a Third Party Assessment Organization (3PAO) under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). This accreditation authorizes Aprio to assess and certify cybersecurity controls for Cloud Service Providers looking to do business with any of 400+ US Federal agencies.
To earn the 3PAO accreditation, Aprio completed a comprehensive assessment conducted, over a span of 2 years, by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), the FedRAMP 3PAO accreditation body to verify technical competence and quality management compliance to ISO/IEC 17020:202 standard.
Aprio will leverage its domain expertise in cloud security and control compliance, and its thorough understanding of NIST 800-53 control requirements to provide a suite of approved 3PAO services. In addition, Aprio has developed an automation approach that can shorten a CSP’s FedRAMP readiness timelines and reduce certification costs by 40%.
“FedRAMP is the first step in Aprio’s commitment to the Public Sector market. President Biden signed the FedRAMP Authorization Act in Dec. 2022, that aims to facilitate and accelerate secure cloud adoption by providing defined security authorizations, which opens the federal market to CSP’s of all sizes…” stated Raj Raghavan, Aprio.
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About FedRAMP
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is a United States federal government-wide compliance program that provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services. All Cloud Service Providers seeking to offer services to the Federal government are required to be assessed by a 3PAO.
