Netskope, a leader in Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), announced that Netskope GovCloud has received the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) authorization at Impact Level “High,” and is listed as such on the FedRAMP Marketplace. The Authority to Operate (ATO) at the FedRAMP High Impact Level was issued with sponsorship from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, after careful review of the assessment results provided by a certified third-party assessor organization (3PAO), Coalfire.
As U.S. government agencies modernize and adopt cloud solutions, they are mandated to use FedRAMP authorized Cloud Service Offerings (CSO) for any public cloud delivered service. In response to the number of cybersecurity campaigns targeting the public and private sector, President Biden signed an executive order in 2021 to strengthen IT security and operations in the Federal government. This mandate specifically stated directives to pursue a zero trust architecture and accelerate agency adoption of SaaS and PaaS technologies, as well as centralize security operations. Agencies responding to the executive order are now specifically pursuing cloud-security options that are FedRAMP authorized.
With Netskope GovCloud, federal agencies can leverage a cloud-ready networking and security architecture designed to deliver zero trust with multiple types of protection on a FedRAMP High authorized framework. Users and offices connect to Netskope Intelligent Security Service Edge (SSE) and have contextually enforced access to the applications and data within their responsibilities, along with the necessary data and threat protections to protect agency resources overall. Specific to data protection, the Netskope GovCloud uses patented, award-winning technology to quickly identify and real-time manage activities across millions of cloud services and websites—including generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications.
Using Netskope GovCloud, federal government agencies can achieve:
- Comprehensive protection: As conditions change and requirements evolve, organizations can deliver new protections by enabling services within Netskope GovCloud. Netskope GovCloud is a fully integrated platform, not a collection of point products, and can be extended to cover a range of threat and data protections.
- Reduce operating complexity with a single client and single management platform: Netskope’s architecture and Zero Trust Engine leverages a single client for multiple services to reduce the impact on endpoint administration. It uses a single management console with a single policy engine to reduce administrative complexity.
- Enforces zero trust principles: Inline with the zero trust requirements in Executive Order 14028, Netskope GovCloud reduces the attack surface area and enforces contextual access controls to dramatically increase the overall integrity of the agency’s operating environment.
“Achieving FedRAMP High authorization for the Netskope GovCloud platform underscores Netskope’s continued dedication to helping secure the U.S. federal sector,” said Dave Peranich, Netskope President, Go-to-Market. “It is a privilege for Netskope to have such a trusted sponsor and partner in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. As the leading vendor that can offer a comprehensive SSE solution on a single platform with FedRamp High authorization, we remain fully invested in ensuring our platform is the most complete and highest-performing cloud-based solution possible for customers everywhere.”
The FedRAMP High authorization level allows for the protection of the government’s highly sensitive, unclassified data in cloud computing environments. The Impact Level “High” certification confirms that Netskope GovCloud can securely connect government users to external applications, including SaaS applications and internet destinations, regardless of device, location, or network, providing modern cyber and data protection for mission-critical government information.
