Students walk through the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Aug. 18, 2020. (Melissa Sue Gerrits / Getty Images) StateRAMP attracts more states, education sector StateRAMP, which rates state and local cloud vendor security, has new partnerships with K12 Six and the University of North Carolina. Sep 20, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
(Getty Images) State cyber leaders aim for more scrutiny of cloud vendors More states are developing their own certification models when considering the security of cloud platforms. Apr 4, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
(Getty Images) StateRAMP group says cloud-security standards being used in 10 states The group, which is modeled on the FedRAMP certifications for federal cloud vendors, said it is "far surpassing our expectations." Mar 15, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
(Getty Images) StateRAMP group names first state IT vendors approved for new security certification Fifty-one products from 24 companies made the cut as the group encourages more vendors to apply. Sep 14, 2021 By Benjamin Freed
(Getty Images) Texas aims to emulate FedRAMP with ‘TexRAMP’ for cloud vendors A new cloud security program is one of several new cybersecurity programs underway in Texas, which also plans to recruit volunteer incident response teams. Jul 30, 2021 By Benjamin Freed
The buffet at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Bridget Bennett / AFP / Getty Images) Cloud security is like an ‘all-you-can-eat buffet’ A panel of cybersecurity and IT officials likened the menu of tools available to secure cloud environments to a bottomless Las Vegas feast. Jul 21, 2021 By Benjamin Freed
(Getty Images) Sponsored States build resilience in government service with cloud Government leaders share their key wins during the pandemic thanks to cloud investments and look toward the future of government service. Feb 8, 2021 By StateScoop Staff
(Getty Images) ‘StateRAMP’ group aims to grade state and local vendors’ security Modeled after FedRAMP for federal cloud providers, StateRAMP seeks to bring vendor standardization to state and local government. Jan 19, 2021 By Benjamin Freed
(Getty Images) Sponsored Re-envision network security with an ‘inverted’ perimeter As the bulk of work flows increasingly outside traditional enterprise security barriers, agencies need to rethink network security paradigms. Dec 2, 2020 By StateScoop Staff
LA County contractor joins list of cloud users found to have lax security settings Millions of telephone call logs, including some residents' home addresses and Social Security numbers, were left accessible. May 22, 2018 By Benjamin Freed