Assessment to result in second commercial system authorized at DoD CSM Impact Level 5
CARY, N.C., Nov. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Autonomic Resources has successfully completed the security assessment of their Autonomic Resources Cloud Platform (ARC-P™) up to Impact Level 5 of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Cloud Security Model (CSM). This assessment was conducted by accredited 3rd Party Assessor, Veris Group, LLC. To meet the DoD requirements, Autonomic implemented 68 additional security controls beyond their FedRAMP JAB authorization and 48 previously assessed FedRAMP controls were enhanced to meet tightened security parameters. The Security Assessment Report (SAR) is currently under review by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Field Security Operations (FSO).
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The DISA-developed DoD CSM provides a formalized assessment and authorization process for cloud service providers (CSPs) to achieve compliance with DoD cloud security standards to gain a DoD Provisional Authorization. A Provisional Authorization under the CSM enables DoD agencies to efficiently deploy cloud solutions for their sensitive applications and workloads. Authorization for security Impact Levels 3-5 of the CSM allow commercial CSPs to hold the highest levels of confidential, unclassified DoD data.
"Autonomic Resources has once again shown that ARC-P™ is one of the most secure IaaS offerings on the market," noted Veris Group Vice-President, Commercial, Michael Carter. "With this successful assessment, Autonomic Resources is proving yet again that small businesses can not only compete, but be highly successful in a large business-centric cloud market."
ARC-P™ was granted a government-wide Authority to Operate (ATO) at the FISMA Moderate Impact Level in December 2011 via the GSA IaaS Certification and Accreditation (C&A) process. ARC-P™ was then accepted for FedRAMP processing in July 2012 and received FedRAMP's first ATO from the Joint Authorization Board (JAB) in December 2012. In April 2013, Autonomic Resources received the first issued DoD Provisional Authorization at Impact Level 2 for its ARC-P™ IaaS platform.
"Autonomic has always kept the security of our government customers' systems a top priority, and continue to seek compliance with the most stringent government cloud standards," stated John Keese, President and CEO of Autonomic Resources. "The additional security controls applied to ARC-P™ to gain DoD approval are also applied to all civilian agencies' infrastructures. No other cloud provider is offering all U.S. Government agencies this level of cloud security assurance."
About Autonomic Resources
Autonomic Resources, LLC, is a U.S. owned, CONUS-only government Cloud Service Provider headquartered in the Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina. Their cloud offerings include IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS along with cloud integration, migration, and cloud security services. Autonomic Resources Cloud Platform (ARC-P™) received the first ever Authority to Operate issued by the FedRAMP Joint Authorization Board (JAB) in December 2012. Then in April of 2013 ARC-P™ received the first Department of Defense Provisional Authorization for their IaaS community and private platforms. As the ARC-P™ service catalog grows, all of their cloud offerings will be submitted for FedRAMP authorization. To learn more visit: www.autonomicresources.com.
About Veris Group
Veris Group, LLC, headquartered in Vienna, VA, is an industry-leading, award-winning company providing a full spectrum of cybersecurity services to some of the world's largest public and private organizations. The company's mission is to provide its clients the greatest level of service and value by creating an internal culture that attracts, develops, and inspires the best professionals in the industry. Veris Group has been recognized for its strategic growth as a five-time Inc. 5000 honoree, a four-time VA Chamber of Commerce FANTASTIC 50 awardee, and a two-time Washington Technology Fast 50 honoree. For more information, please visit www.verisgroup.com.
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