Cloud Providers Align With FedRAMP Security Standards

InformationWeek: A two-year-old government program created to spur cloud computing adoption by federal agencies is changing the way commercial cloud service providers, from Amazon to Microsoft, think about cloud security standards. The program, known as the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), is also changing the playing field for service providers competing for the government's business and has attracted the attention of banks and other major private-sector companies.

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