Becoming FedRAMP and StateRAMP Authorized Part 4: Can Continuous Monitoring Actually Give You a Leg Up?

To maintain contracts with federal agencies, cloud service providers must adhere to FedRAMP compliance, including continuous monitoring of security controls. Through continuous monitoring, companies can mitigate risks, enhance responsiveness to threats, improve compliance status confidence, and increase their security transparency. While the implementation of continuous monitoring requires investment, it is beneficial in realizing long-term cost returns, improving threat sharing, and collaboration.