The news of the FedRAMP digital authorization (ATO) package pilot makes it clear – digital compliance documentation is the future. You may be left wondering, “What’s the best way to transition to a digital ATO package?”
The thought of the time, energy and money it may take to adjust otherwise functional documentation is hideous – we know. But, Paramify has helped many businesses make a fast, easy transition to OSCAL-based digital packages, and we want to help.
Here we’ll share the steps you can take to get your digital package created the fast, simple way.
The Open Security Controls Assessment Language (OSCAL) is a standardized, machine-readable language developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). OSCAL aims to help organizations automate the documentation, assessment, and continuous monitoring of security controls across many frameworks.
The best news: The goal of OSCAL is to modernize compliance and make security documentation more efficient, transparent, and easier to maintain.
Sounds good, but getting there sounds rough. So, how do you get to the end goal without going through a nightmare first?
The process of manually digitizing your SSP into OSCAL format will require a lot of time from skilled GRC pros and will likely produce a document full of human-error – even if you hire the best of the best.
With Paramify you can now automate your digital SSP transition. Our one-of-a-kind software can generate your new, digital SSP and ATO package in hours at a much lower cost. Your new documentation will also have far fewer errors and be easier to update and manage going forward.
Getting FedRAMPed can take many months, or years when it goes smoothly. Errors in your SSP at audit can waste months of your time. With an accurate, digital ATO package you can move through audit faster and get your ATO letter sooner.
You'll also spend less time managing ConMon and POA&Ms after approval.
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You can have your shiny new, digital SSP in hours with our platform.
Here's how it works:
It sounds impossible to anyone who’s ever dealt with compliance documentation. But, we’ve done it a whole bunch, and it’s possible for your company – whether you’re large or small or have low impact data to FedRAMP High or Equivalent.
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Check out a case study of a company that generated their new ATO package in 3.5 hours:
Only you can know if the automation process fits the budget and scope of your OSCAL digitization process. Below we’ll answer the most common questions we get so you can decide for yourself whether Paramify is the right choice for you.
You’ve already spent an unholy amount of time creating an SSP. Changing it seems like it could take even more time and energy that you don’t have to spare.
Fortunately, switching to an automated SSP only takes hours, up to several days.
Using Paramify to automate their SSP has saved many organizations hundreds of painful hours recreating their SSPs. To make the transition we either:
Both options will digitize your SSP much faster and more accurately than you could do manually.
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An SSP automated with Paramify is easier to generate because of our Risk Solutions platform.
A Risk Solution is a security capability that maps to many requirements. Paramify keeps a library of vetted Risk Solutions that are audited and certified many times over.
With Risk Solutions, your new SSP will also
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How much you’ll spend will depend on the type of data you need to protect and whether you need to self-host the software.
Paramify costs between $8,500 - $27,500 per year for low impact data. If your data is moderate to high level impact, it will cost from $33,500 - $61,000 per year.
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There are pros and cons to both human-readable and digital, OSCAL-based compliance documentation.
We believe you deserve the benefits of both, without spending more, so your automated ATO package(s) includes a human-readable version and an OSCAL-based digital version
No one deserves the torture of being stuck in the endless audit, correction, audit, correction merry go round. More accurate documentation moves through audit faster and requires fewer adjustments.
There’s no way to prevent normal, human errors with the traditional, manual documentation writing process – even with the best GRC team. Automated compliance documentation has dramatically fewer human-caused errors.
We’re happy to report that 3PAOs and the PMO have been very pleased with automated documentation built by Paramify.
Mike Parisi, Head of Client Acquisition at Schellman says:
“Paramify has helped organizations, many of which are our clients, automate the creation of documentation packages . . . faster and more accurately than I have ever seen in the marketplace to date.”
Now that you know how you can quickly transition to a digital ATO package, you can decide whether using Paramify is the best way forward for your business.
If you have questions, feel free to reach out to contact@paramify.com – we’d love to chat.
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