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US Cybersecurity Executive Order: Zero Trust architecture for critical infrastructure

August 18, 2021 Aug 18, 2021 08/18/21
Michele Myauo
The US Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity requires US Federal Government organizations modernize cybersecurity and adopt a Zero Trust architecture. This is especially urgent for the 16 critical infrastructure sectors identified by the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Organizations in the critical...

Meeting CMMC Level 3 on Azure

May 6, 2021 May 6, 2021 05/6/21
Adam Dimopoulos
The Azure team just released a new CMMC Level 3 initiative for Azure Policy and a corresponding blueprint sample. These preview releases are available in Azure and Azure Government. In this blog post we break down the releases and how customers can use these tools to accelerate CMMC compliance in Azure.

Azure Government expands compliance coverage with 142 services now FedRAMP High

February 25, 2021 Feb 25, 2021 02/25/21
Azure Gov Team
Microsoft now has 142 services covered by the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) High Provisional Authorization to Operate (P-ATO) for Azure Government. We continue to maintain FedRAMP High P-ATOs issued by FedRAMP Joint Authorization Board (JAB) for both Azure and Azure Government while bringing you more services at ...

Securing your agency’s remote workforce for today and beyond

February 12, 2021 Feb 12, 2021 02/12/21
Karina Homme
With the flip of a switch, COVID-19 accelerated digital transformation for many agencies to empower an expanded remote workforce to deliver on their mission. As we approach a year of that switch, along with the hope of returning to “normal,” securing the remote workforce remains a top concern. With that in mind, we invite you to RSVP ...

120 Azure Government services now authorized for DoD IL5 workloads

February 11, 2021 Feb 11, 2021 02/11/21
Azure Gov Team
We continue to drive expansion of our support for Department of Defense Security Requirements Guide (DoD SRG) Impact Level 5 (IL5) across all Azure Government regions. Our latest addition of 23 new services brings a total of 120 services authorized for IL5 workloads in Azure Government – more than any other cloud provider. These services ...