This morning, Project Hosts announced their Virtual Data Center Security Stack and Managed Services for DoD IL5. Project Hosts has solved a key challenge for US Department of Defense (DoD) agencies that would like to migrate Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) or For Official Use Only (FOUO) workloads to the cloud. When moving to the cloud,…
DoD Impact Level 5 PATO compliance is one of the hardest and strictest compliance authorizations that an organization can achieve. Only six companies have ever received an IL5 authorization from DISA. Currently only four companies still hold their DoD IL5 PATO authorization. The four companies that currently hold a DoD IL5 PATO include Oracle, DISA,…
When selecting a cloud provider, many organizations believe that they are receiving full coverage of compliance controls. In reality, many cloud providers only provide about 15% of controls needed to become compliant. That leaves your organization to cover the remaining 85% of controls. This takes a large sum of resources away from your end mission.…
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) granted a Department of Defense (DOD) provisional authorization for Project Hosts’ Federal Private Cloud (PJHFPC). The PJHFPC offers a platform as a service (PaaS) private cloud, hosting Impact Level 5 (IL5) controlled unclassified information data. CONNEAUTVILLE, PENN. (PRWEB) APRIL 17, 2019 Project Hosts, Inc. is announcing that the Defense Information…
The cloud continues to be a valuable tool and a long-term investment across all industries. The Federal Government is no exception, as cloud adoption continues to increase across government agencies as well. A survey discovered that 1 in 5 federal government IT decision-makers is ready to provision cloud services and/or operate cloud environments. Within the…
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has granted Project Hosts’ Federal Private Cloud with a provisional authorization at data impact level 5. Project Hosts becomes the fourth company and the first company with under 100,000 employees to gain a DISA IL5 PA. Other companies with this clearance level include DoD, Microsoft, and Oracle. Project Hosts…
People say that hindsight is 20/20. You always know the right thing to do after something happens. Security professionals are no exception. They tend to react to security breaches by explaining what they would have done to keep themselves out of that situation. However, security breaches are not specific to any organization. They can happen…
The cloud has become an incredible tool for many organizations, yet, the cloud can be tricky to understand. Project Hosts is answering frequently asked questions about the cloud. “What is the cloud?” The cloud is a global network of servers that are hooked together and operate as a single ecosystem. Data is no longer accessed…
Government agencies looking to deploy in the cloud, or those looking to provide cloud services to government agencies, must be FedRAMP compliant. The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is a government-wide program. It provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services. FedRAMP is mandatory at…
By moving your on-premises SharePoint deployment into a FedRAMP compliant hosted environment, you improve scalability, reliability and lower the cost of operation. On-premises SharePoint deployments, unless monitored with the utmost scrutiny, can be filled with vulnerabilities and potential security risks. A single unpatched vulnerability from an outdated software package no longer supported by manufacturers or with an…
