FedRAMP Requirements for SaaS

Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program guidance tailored to SaaS. Align your controls, testing cadence, and evidence to avoid penalties.

Annual assessment, continuous monitoringPenalties: Loss of authorization to operate, loss of government contractsIndustries: 2

Enterprise customers requiring SOC 2 Type II

Security questionnaire overload (1,000+ per year)

Need to prove security posture to close deals

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Required controls and tests

Testing cadence: Annual assessment, continuous monitoring

Evidence: Map findings to SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR

Risk areas: penetration-testing, vciso-services, cloud-security-assessment

What to prepare

First enterprise customer requesting SOC 2

Series A/B funding round preparation

Lost deal due to security concerns

FAQs

Does FedRAMP apply to SaaS?

US government cloud security authorization program It is commonly required or expected for SaaS organizations.

How often should SaaS companies test for FedRAMP?

Annual assessment, continuous monitoring

What penalties are relevant for SaaS?

Loss of authorization to operate, loss of government contracts

Align testing, evidence, and remediation to your regulator and auditor expectations.