Federal Government Customers Can Now Benefit From Skyhigh SWG FedRAMP High Authorization

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September 25, 2024

By Radhika Sarang – VP, Product Marketing, Skyhigh Security

This announcement continues the FedRAMP momentum following FedRAMP High Authorization certification for Skyhigh Security’s CASB offering

Skyhigh Security has been a trusted advisor to all three branches of the U.S. government, all cabinet-level agencies and all six branches of the U.S. military for over a decade.

In 2016, Skyhigh Security was granted Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) High Authorization for Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB). Continuing our FedRAMP momentum, we are excited to announce that Skyhigh Security’s Secure Web Gateway (SWG) is now FedRAMP certified, marking a significant milestone for our federal government customers. With this certification, federal agencies can confidently leverage Skyhigh SWG’s powerful security capabilities, knowing they meet the stringent security and compliance requirements of FedRAMP.

What is FedRAMP?

Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is a government-wide program that provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services. Achieving FedRAMP certification demonstrates that a service has met rigorous federal cybersecurity standards, ensuring secure cloud usage for federal agencies.

The Importance of FedRAMP Certification

For federal government agencies, FedRAMP certification is not just a compliance requirement—it’s essential to ensuring the security of sensitive data. With increasing adoption of cloud services, agencies need a secure and trusted way to manage data, prevent breaches, and comply with various federal regulations. Skyhigh Security’s SWG FedRAMP certification provides a solid foundation for federal customers seeking secure access to the cloud without compromising on performance or control.

How Skyhigh SWG Helps Federal Agencies

Skyhigh SWG offers a comprehensive solution designed to help federal agencies navigate the complex security challenges of today’s digital landscape. With a FedRAMP-authorized platform, federal customers can now confidently deploy and use Skyhigh’s services to:

  • Safeguard Sensitive Data: Our platform ensures that sensitive government data is fully protected in the cloud, leveraging advanced encryption, data loss prevention (DLP), and secure access controls. Keep your sensitive data confidential with the most advanced DLP features on the market, such as Exact Data Matching (EDM), Indexed Document Matching (IDM), and Optical Character Recognition (OCR).
  • Enhance Threat Protection: Skyhigh SSE threat detection and response capabilities proactively identify and mitigate risks before they become critical, keeping agency infrastructure and data secure. Skyhigh’s multifaceted protection combines advanced technologies that identify, remediate, and protect against known and zero-day threats.
  • Optimize Performance: Our cloud-native architecture ensures that federal agencies can securely adopt cloud services without sacrificing speed or operational efficiency. Skyhigh delivers security and performance at scale, with over 120 PoPs (point of presence) worldwide and 436 TB of data scanned every day.

Why Choose Skyhigh SWG for the Federal Government?

Skyhigh SWG has been a leader in web security for enterprises, and now with FedRAMP High certification, we are proud to bring the same level of innovation and protection to our federal customers. Here are some key benefits of choosing Skyhigh SWG:

  • Real-Time Insights and Analytics: With advanced reporting and analytics, agencies gain real-time visibility into their cloud environments, allowing them to make informed decisions, mitigate risks, and respond to threats swiftly.
  • Modern Data Protection: Federal agencies deal with vast amounts of sensitive data daily and must keep it secure to maintain regulatory compliance – Skyhigh SWG keeps you regulation compliant and prevents the exfiltration of sensitive data while your users access the internet. This is done with the industry’s most advanced data protection engine, which protects sensitive data from being uploaded to unauthorized websites across all vectors; web, SaaS, IaaS, and private applications.
  • Enterprise-grade Threat Protection: Skyhigh SWG delivers zero-day malware protection and multi-layer security. This empowers federal agencies to enhance their visibility and process traffic for unauthorized access, data risk and threats from anywhere in the world, without compromising security, speed or connectivity.
  • Application visibility and control: Skyhigh SWG blocks access to websites based on categories, reputation, or risk. It applies different policies to personal and corporate tenants, prevents potential infections and data loss, and enforces internet browsing policy. You gain expanded visibility and control over access to cloud applications, including Shadow IT. This is especially critical for Federal agencies, who are tasked with ensuring the security and resilience of the country’s digital infrastructure.
  • Robust Policy Engine: Fully customizable Policy Code allows you to modify the code for the web policy as needed. This empowers Federal agencies to address even the most unique use cases, without having to wait for future releases. Skyhigh’s robust policy engine also allows for seamless policy migration, and the ability to extend the same sophisticated on-premises policies and classifications to the cloud – in just a few clicks. Saving you time and effort of rewriting policies from scratch.

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Looking Ahead

As federal agencies continue their cloud adoption journey, ensuring that security and compliance measures are upheld is critical. Skyhigh SWG’s FedRAMP certification enables federal customers to innovate with confidence, knowing that their security is in the hands of a trusted and certified provider. Skyhigh’s security platform is built on the foundation and pedigree of 20-plus years of market leading technology, and 3,000+ customers.

We are committed to supporting federal government agencies as they transition to the cloud, helping them maintain the highest standards of security, compliance, and operational efficiency. With Skyhigh SWG, the future of secure cloud adoption for the federal sector is now within reach.

Get Started Today

If you’re a federal agency looking to strengthen your cloud security posture, explore Skyhigh SWG’s FedRAMP-authorized platform. Contact us today to learn more about how we can support your mission with unparalleled security and compliance.

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About Skyhigh Security:

Skyhigh Security is focused on helping customers secure the world’s data. It protects organizations with cloud-native security solutions that are both data-aware and simple to use. Its market-leading Security Service Edge (SSE) Portfolio goes beyond data access and focuses on data use, allowing organizations to collaborate from any device and from anywhere without sacrificing security. For more information, visit https://www.skyhighsecurity.com/.

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