Making the Journey to CMMC 2.0

Making the Journey to CMMC 2.0 by Protecting FCI and CUI

Meeting Today’s Federal Security Standards While Preparing for Tomorrow’s Challenges

Federal agencies need robust solutions for sensitive data protection. Kiteworks supports these demands with FedRAMP Moderate Authorization and High Ready status, ensuring agencies maintain compliance while protecting mission-critical information from emerging threats.

Kiteworks Strengthens Federal Security Posture

Kiteworks Strengthens Federal Security Posture

Kiteworks has enhanced its federal cloud security capabilities by achieving FedRAMP High Ready status for its Secure Gov Cloud on February 20, 2025. This milestone builds upon its established FedRAMP Moderate Authorized Federal Cloud service, which has maintained authorization since June 2017. The High Ready designation indicates that Kiteworks’ enhanced security capabilities have been validated by an independent assessor and approved by the FedRAMP PMO. This dual-tier approach allows Kiteworks to serve agencies with varying security needs, from handling CUI data to protecting mission-critical information where breaches could severely impact government operations.

FedRAMP Security: Maximum Security for Your Most Sensitive Data

Kiteworks’ FedRAMP is deployed on a virtual private cloud in AWS for all processing. It features a dedicated server, isolated from all other customers on Amazon Cloud. Single tenancy provides organizations with sole encryption key ownership and fully encrypted file storage and transfer; neither Kiteworks, AWS, nor law enforcement agencies have access to data. Kiteworks’ FedRAMP is, per FedRAMP requirements, supported within the United States by U.S. citizens and must undergo a rigorous audit process every year to retain FedRAMP certification.

FedRAMP Security: Maximum Security for Your Most Sensitive Data
FedRAMP Maintenance: Continuous Testing to Ensure the Highest Level of Security Is Maintained

FedRAMP Maintenance: Continuous Testing to Ensure the Highest Level of Security Is Maintained

FedRAMP authorization is far from a “one-and-done” compliance requirement. Kiteworks undergoes a rigorous personnel, IT, and physical security audit—over 300 controls in total—every year to maintain FedRAMP compliance. In between audits, Kiteworks’ security team engages in continuous monitoring and vulnerability scanning to test and ensure platform stability. This includes thoroughly documenting security processes and assessments of related systems, as well as rigorous, proactive remediation and plan of action and milestones for mediation tracking. Lastly, Kiteworks employees who support FedRAMP authorization undergo ongoing training and certification to remain up to date with current requirements.

FedRAMP Benefits Do More With FedRAMP Authorization

FedRAMP authorization is much more than a certification or compliance requirement. While government agencies are required to use a FedRAMP authorized cloud service provider (CSP), the private sector considers a FedRAMP authorized file sharing solution a best practice for protecting confidential information. Businesses that use a FedRAMP authorized solution in fact gain a distinct competitive advantage. Why? By using a FedRAMP authorized solution for sharing sensitive data, businesses demonstrate to their stakeholders—customers, partners, employees, and directors—that data security is paramount. There are additional benefits. Using a FedRAMP authorized file sharing solution like Kiteworks satisfies compliance requirements for NIST 800-171 and ITAR, and supports GDPR, SOC 2 (SSAE-16), FISMA, FIPS 140-3, and EAR compliance.

FedRAMP Benefits Do More With FedRAMP Authorization

FedRAMP FAQs

If you’re wondering how to choose the right FedRAMP authorization level for your organization, it’s important that you first assess your data sensitivity and mission impact. A FedRAMP Moderate authorization suits agencies handling CUI like personnel records or procurement data where a data breach can cause serious impact. A FedRAMP High authorization solution protects mission-critical systems like defense communications or intelligence data where a data breach can severely impact national security. The Kiteworks Private Data Network supports FedRAMP compliance for both authorization levels, allowing agencies to select appropriate protection based on data classification. Consult your security officer to evaluate specific data types and mission criticality requirements.

Commercial businesses can absolutely use FedRAMP authorized solutions and many choose them for competitive advantage and stakeholder confidence. Private companies working on government contracts, handling sensitive customer data like personally identifiable or protected health information (PII/PHI), or operating in regulated industries benefit from government-grade security standards. Kiteworks’ supports FedRAMP compliance, both FedRAMP Moderate authorization and FedRAMP High authorization, helping businesses demonstrate premium data protection to customers, partners, and investors while satisfying multiple requirements including CMMC compliance, NIST 800-171 compliance, ITAR compliance, and SOC2 compliance simultaneously. To learn more, read: FedRAMP for the Private Sector: A FedRAMP Compliant Private Cloud Benefits Commercial Businesses, Too

FedRAMP solutions provide government-grade security like encryption with FIPS 140-3 Level 1 validation and in adherence to FISMA. A FedRAMP authorized solution, whether it’s FedRAMP Low authorization, FedRAMP Moderate authorization, or FedRAMP High authorization, also helps organizations with rigorous annual audits, continuous monitoring, and validated security controls that regular cloud storage lacks. A FedRAMP solution ensures single-tenant deployment, U.S.-only support staff, and encryption key ownership protection. The Kiteworks Private Data Network supports FedRAMP compliance with a FedRAMP Moderate and FedRAMP High offering, delivering dedicated servers, complete data isolation, and comprehensive security controls validated by independent assessors. This provides superior protection for sensitive business data, government contracts, or regulated industry information requiring maximum security.

FedRAMP authorization provides pre-validated security controls and comprehensive audit documentation that satisfies multiple regulatory frameworks simultaneously. During compliance audits, organizations can reference FedRAMP’s rigorous assessment process and continuous monitoring reports as evidence of robust security practices. The Kiteworks Private Data Network supports FedRAMP compliance, helping organizations demonstrate NIST 800-171 compliance, ITAR compliance, CMMC compliance, SOC2 compliance, and other rigorous data privacy laws and standards through detailed security documentation, reducing audit preparation time and providing auditors with government-validated proof of security controls implementation.

Numerous compliance regulations either require a FedRAMP deployment or compliance is significantly enhanced by using a FedRAMP deployment. For example, CMMC Level 2 or CMMC Level 3 for defense contractors, NIST 800-171 for CUI handling, and ITAR for defense trade require FedRAMP or equivalent authorization. Many federal contracts mandate FedRAMP authorized solutions for sensitive data processing. The Kiteworks Private Data Network supports FedRAMP compliance as well as NIST 800-171 compliance, ITAR compliance, CMMC compliance, and SOC2 compliance, and other rigorous data privacy laws and standards.

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