ARMONK, N.Y., Aug.
13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today
that its cloud-based MaaS360 platform is the first Enterprise
Mobility Management solution to receive a Provisional Authorization
to Operate (P-ATO) from the Federal Risk and Authorization
Management Program (FedRAMP) Joint Authorization Board (JAB).
MaaS360 is used by more than 50 federal organizations, including
the General Services Administration, the Department of Commerce and
the Department of the Interior to securely enable their mobile
technology, and can now be used across all agencies with this new
certification.
FedRAMP is a government-wide program that provides a
standardized approach to security assessment, authorization and
continuous monitoring for cloud products and services. This
framework saves time and staff required to conduct redundant agency
security assessments. According to @FedRAMP, in the last six
months, the program has saved the government $70 million and increased cloud usage by 41
percent.
"Having met all the stringent security requirements of the
FedRAMP Joint Authorization Board, comprised of the CIOs of the
Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security and the
General Services Administration, MaaS360 from IBM is now a FedRAMP
compliant cloud service able to be authorized for use across all
federal agencies," said FedRAMP Director Matt Goodrich.
Delivered as a cloud service, MaaS360 allows organizations to
instantly monitor and control smartphones, tablets and PCs,
including personally owned devices. In addition, MaaS360 provides
advanced security through integration with IBM Security Access
Manager for Identity Management and IBM Trusteer for Threat
Management. The combination of these technologies powers a
comprehensive set of mobile management and security capabilities
across users, devices, apps, content and transactions. This is
critical for government agencies, financial services and other
industries with enhanced security requirements.
"Federal agencies are demanding secure mobility solutions to
support their desire to transform business processes and improve
services to citizens, the military and government workers," said
Anne Altman, General Manager, IBM
Federal. "The FedRAMP authorization recognizes IBM's commitment to
delivering the best mobile management and security experiences to
help our clients usher in a more mobile-centric era through the
cloud."
MaaS360 joins a portfolio of FedRAMP compliant IBM cloud
services, including the SoftLayer Federal cloud and SmartCloud for
Government.
JAB is the primary governance group of the FedRAMP program,
consisting of the chief information officers of the Department of
Defense, the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. General
Services Administration.
The IBM MobileFirst portfolio helps businesses adopt mobile
technology to better engage with customers and to extend their
businesses to new markets. MaaS360 (MobileFirst Protect) includes
cloud-based capabilities, delivering a comprehensive mobile
management and security solution for global organizations of all
sizes. These capabilities support IBM's vision for enterprise
mobility management, which also encompasses the lifecycle
management of apps and security of transactions between businesses,
partners and customers.
For more information on IBM MobileFirst, visit the press kit or
www.ibm.com/mobilefirst.
Contacts: Mitchell Derman,
mderman@us.ibm.com or 571-216-8712; and Jonathan Dale, jdale@us.ibm.com or
215-664-1641
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