We are excited to announce that Microsoft Azure Government has received a Provisional Authorization (PA) for DoD Impact Level 5 from the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). This PA will allow United States Department of Defense (DoD) mission owners and officials the ability to plan, assess, and authorize workloads for Impact Level 5 controlled unclassified information (CUI). This includes those workloads supporting National Security Systems as well as mission critical data transiting, or being stored or processed within the Azure Government cloud.
To support our commitment in enabling the DoD Cloud Initiative, Microsoft has established two physically isolated and geographically separated Azure Government regions exclusively for the Department of Defense. These regions are designed to support Impact Level 5 workloads with stringent DoD security requirements.
The DoD Impact Level 5 PA adds to the list of Azure Government cloud authorizations and assessments which demonstrate adherence to U.S. federal, DoD, and state and local standards. In addition, 2016 saw the Azure Government cloud receive a provisional authorization at the DoD Impact Level 4 and a FedRAMP High P-ATO. In this way, we are continually expanding our security and compliance footprint by pursuing the most stringent security and compliance requirements to support the needs of government and defense customers. Achieving the DoD L5 PA affirms our longstanding commitment to deliver the most trusted, comprehensive, and compliant platform, thereby allowing customers to transition their mission-critical workloads to the cloud with confidence.
To get started, DoD customers may request access to our Azure Government Trial program. For a complete list of services certified for DoD Impact Level 5, please refer to the Microsoft Trust Center.
Quelle: Azure
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