HIPAA Compliance for Mobile Apps With lots of mobile apps handling or processing PHI (Personal Health Information), the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) compliance is becoming a mandate for such apps. This article brings clarity informing what all Read more…
Major attacks • Back-door: A back-door attack takes place using asynchronous external connections or dial-up modems. Here, the strategy is to gain access to a network through bypassing of control mechanisms and getting in through a backdoor such as a Read more…
Security threats 1. Misuse of Cloud Computational Resources: In order to conduct cyber-attacks on computer systems, a large amount of computing power is required. So, hackers use multiple computers to develop higher computing power. This is a complicated case which Read more…
Cloud Delivery Models In a IaaS model too, infrastructure is provided to run applications. The cloud computing approach provides a pay-per-use model for the client and he/she can also scale the service depending on demand; i.e., you have to pay Read more…
We at Valency Networks, keep on studying various attack patters, while performing application security penetration testing for our customers. We also keep an eagle’s eye on the attack that are gaining momentum, resulting into credible damages. This blog is an Read more…
Q. What is FedRAMP? A. The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is a US government program that provides a unique approach toward security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services. Q. Is FedRAMP mandatory? A. Read more…
Goals and Benefits of FedRAMP The Goals of FedRAMP are to 1. Ensure use of cloud services adequately protects and secures federal information. 2. Enable cloud services’ reuse across the federal government wherever possible to save money and time. Benefits Read more…
FEDRAMP SECURITY ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK FedRAMP SAF is compliant with FISMA and is based on NIST Special Publication 800- 37. Federal Agencies are needed to assess and authorize the information systems in accordance with FISMA. FedRAMP specifies a set of controls Read more…
FedRAMP Features: FedRAMP was created out of the Federal Cloud Computing Initiative to remove the barriers to the adoption of the cloud. • Cloud computing offers a unique opportunity for the federal government to take advantage of cutting edge information Read more…
OVERVIEW FedRAMP, The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program is a United States Government program that standardizes how Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) is applied when cloud computing services are used. FedRAMP provides a definitive approach to security assessment, Read more…