Case Study: Cisco achieves FedRAMP success with Coalfire advisory services

Cisco cuts FedRAMP audit readiness time with Coalfire by inheriting 50%+ of compliance controls

Cisco, a Fortune 500 company, needed to automate its cloud compliance processes to efficiently achieve FedRAMP certification for its SaaS products and expand its business with the U.S. federal government. The challenge was to significantly reduce a traditionally lengthy, multi-year certification timeline and make the process repeatable across different divisions and product lines. To meet this challenge, Cisco partnered with advisory and cloud engineering firm Coalfire.

Coalfire served as a trusted advisor, helping Cisco design and build a centralized, automated Federal Operational Security Stack. This solution allowed Cisco's product teams to inherit over 50% of FedRAMP compliance controls, dramatically accelerating their time to market. As a result of this effective strategy implemented with Coalfire, Cisco was recognized with a prestigious CSO50 Award for demonstrating outstanding business value and thought leadership in security.

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