StateRAMP to rebrand later this year

The voluntary program will be rebranded as “GovRAMP” to better reflect that its offerings can be used by local governments, educational institutions and others, the organization’s executive director told Route Fifty.

The nationwide nonprofit that authorizes cloud service cybersecurity for state government use will rebrand later this year, the group’s executive director exclusively told Route Fifty this week.

The State Risk and Authorization Management Program, known as StateRAMP, will rebrand itself to “GovRAMP” to better reflect that the voluntary program can be used by local governments, educational institutions, hospitals and others, Leah McGrath said. An official announcement of the rebrand, which the board approved in December, is expected this month.

McGrath said the shift in branding reflects the growing emphasis on whole-of-state cybersecurity approaches, where all levels of government share information and best practices while recognizing that a threat against one is a threat against all. StateRAMP and ...