Wiz for Government Receives FedRAMP Moderate Authorization
Summary
Wiz says its government cloud security platform received FedRAMP Moderate authorization after assessment against federal security standards, including NIST SP 800-53 controls.
Key points
- Wiz announced that Wiz for Government received FedRAMP Moderate authorization.
- The company says the authorization followed internal and external security assessments against federal standards, including NIST SP 800-53 controls.
- The authorization makes the platform available to agencies with FedRAMP Moderate requirements, according to Wiz.
- Wiz describes capabilities including cloud risk monitoring, compliance assessment, and visibility into AI services.
- Wiz says the U.S. Navy uses its platform to secure the COSMOS cloud environment and prioritize alerts.
Article Details
- Event Type
- Wiz for Government achieves FedRAMP Moderate authorization.
- Impact
- The authorization indicates Wiz for Government met the Federal Government’s applicable security standards and required controls, making it easier for government agencies with FedRAMP Moderate requirements to use Wiz’s cloud security platform. The article also describes existing U.S. Navy use of Wiz to secure its COSMOS platform.
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COSMOStheir missions in the cloud. One example is the U.S Navy(6), which is leveraging Wiz to secure their COSMOS platform and effectively prioritize alerts according to risk level and potential remediation paths.Wiz AI-SPMEstablish secure use of AI- With Wiz AI-SPM (AI Security Posture Management) capabilities, agencies can securely adopt AI in their organization by gaining visibility into their AI pipelines, detecting misconfigurationsWiz for GovernmentToday, we are proud to announce that Wiz for Government has achieved FedRAMP® Moderate authorization just four years since the company was founded. This achievement, in addition to our StateRAMP authorization(1), showsWiz Security GraphRisks are prioritized and modeled on the Wiz Security Graph enabling agencies to effectively focus on removing the most critical risk in their environment.