Only seven out of 24 agencies are more than 90 percent compliant with the Federal Information Security Management requirements, and more than half saw their compliance score decline compared to last fiscal year’s numbers, according to an Office of Management and Budget review.
via FISMA compliance eludes agencies — Federal Computer Week.
Amazon continues to woo government agencies for their cloud business. The company announced today that it has achieved Federal Information Security Management Act FISMA Moderate authorization and accreditation from the General Services Administration GSA.
via Amazon Adds FISMA Moderate Authorization and Accreditation – ReadWriteCloud.
Amazon Web Services LLC AWS, an Amazon.com company NASDAQ: AMZN, today announced it has received Federal Information Security Management Act FISMA Moderate Authorization and Accreditation from the U.S. General Services Administration.
via Amazon Media Room:News Release.
The new AWS GovCloud Region offers the same high level of security as other AWS Regions and supports existing AWS security controls and certifications such as FISMA, SAS-70 Type II, ISO 27001, FIPS 140-2 compliant end points, and PCI DSS Level 1
via Q&A: Teresa Carlson of Amazon Web Services Discusses GovCloud | WHIR Web Hosting Industry News.
The White House proposal, which is a comprehensive cybersecurity plan, includes a provision directing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) “to exercise primary responsibility within the executive branch for information security
via Infosecurity (USA) – White House cybersecurity proposal shifts FISMA responsibility to DHS.
Microsoft also said it was close to getting FISMA certification for its BPOS services. It has already achieved the certification for its data centers and expects to complete the process for the applications within a month or so
via Microsoft Fights Google for Government Dollars – PCWorld Business Center.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a draft of its guidelines for implementing enterprisewide information risk management. The document defines the underlying principles for implementing the Federal Information Security Management Act.
via FISMA capstone document released by NIST — Government Computer News.
Over the summer, the company launched Google Apps for Government and announced that it had received FISMA (Federal Information Security Management Act) certification, which allowed it to store sensitive, yet unclassified, information, which makes up about 80 percent of all government data.
via Google wins email, apps contract with U.S. GSA | ZDNet.
According to the result of a new survey published by MeriTalk, an online community for government IT professionals, 85 percent of federal information security leaders have not utilized CyberScope, an online reporting tool designed to reduce the amount of wasted dollars the government spends annually on cyber security compliance reports. Of those that have used CyberScope, the survey entitled “FISMA’s Facelift: In the Eye of the Beholder,” found that everyone has given the tool an “A” or “B” rating.
via Survey: Federal IT leaders lack confidence in CyberScope |.