Elastic Cloud Hosted achieves FedRAMP® High "In Process" status

FedRAMP is a government-wide program that provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services. 

FedRAMP High is the organization’s most stringent security baseline, requiring more than 400 rigorous security controls. It is designed to protect “the government’s most sensitive, unclassified data in cloud computing environments, including data that involves the protection of life and financial ruin.”¹

Elastic Cloud Hosted is currently FedRAMP Moderate authorized on AWS GovCloud (US). Our investment in achieving FedRAMP High demonstrates Elastic’s dedication to the government’s mission to protect the nation’s most sensitive and controlled unclassified information (CUI) data across a variety of mission-critical use cases from security information event management (SIEM), to logging compliance, to building innovative search and generative AI (GenAI) experiences.

The "In Process" designation for FedRAMP High involves a comprehensive review of Elastic’s security policies, procedures, and infrastructure by a third-party assessment organization (3PAO) and close collaboration with a sponsoring agency.
Our team is diligently working to address all requirements and demonstrate our robust security posture to achieve the final FedRAMP High authorization. We are confident that our commitment to security and compliance will allow us to meet the rigorous demands of the FedRAMP program.

For organizations responsible for using and storing highly sensitive data, such as law enforcement, emergency response, and health and financial systems, Elastic Cloud Hosted on FedRAMP High will provide a secure foundation for a range of public sector use cases involving data.

Elastic’s Search AI Platform enables public sector organizations to transform massive amounts of data into actionable, mission-critical insights through our open source, scalable, and flexible technology. Built on the principles of a distributed data mesh, Elastic makes it possible for agencies to leave data in its original format and location but search and analyze it holistically.

Build powerful search and GenAI experiences for citizens and employees
With Elastic’s modern search technology, including semantic and vector search, developers can enable citizens and agency employees to quickly access relevant insights and information, regardless of where data is stored or what format it’s in. Using retrieval augmented generation (RAG), Elastic serves as a secure relevance layer that adds critical context to large language models (LLMs). 

Strengthen transparency and interoperability
Not only is Elastic built on open source technology, but we also support a growing list of the most popular Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) projects from Kubernetes to OpenTelemetry and more. These integrations reduce vendor lock-in and tool sprawl by standardizing on common technology and data. And because data in Elastic is stored in nonproprietary formats, federal agencies have the freedom to share code and architecture with other projects and systems in order to create efficiencies between agencies that rely on the same data.

Unify Zero Trust data for comprehensive visibility and analytics
Elastic’s unified data platform centralizes logs and telemetry data across identity, device, and network sources, creating a single source of truth for continuous trust validation. By combining scalable ingestion with analytics and AI-driven detection, Elastic equips agencies to meet CISA’s Zero Trust mandates with agility and cost efficiency. Using Elastic for Zero Trust, one federal agency was able to decrease its mean time to respond (MTTR) by more than 50% while reducing costs.

Comply with data storage regulations 
Elasticsearch logsdb index mode can cut data storage costs by up to 65%, making it an ideal choice for public sector organizations aiming to optimize their data management budgets. By using logsdb index mode, government agencies can maintain comprehensive log data for compliance and auditing purposes, such as M-21-31, without incurring prohibitive costs. This capability ensures that critical log data remains accessible and manageable, supporting long-term data retention strategies while adhering to budget constraints.

Swiftly combat cyber threats
Elastic Security unifies modern SIEM, endpoint, and cloud security. Built on the power of AI, Elastic can triage security alerts, provide critical context, and remediate quickly. By migrating to Elastic Security, organizations have seen results ranging from 36% reduction in annual risk exposure to 90% reduction in security events and incidents.

Additionally, Elastic’s AWS Government ISV Partner Competency recognizes our consistent delivery of high-quality solutions that help government agencies meet mandates, reduce costs, and boost innovation. It’s another testament of our commitment to excellence and reliability in the public sector.

Elastic Cloud Hosted FedRAMP High is a deployment option ideal for sensitive US government use cases, but agencies can also choose to deploy Elastic in other ways from self-managed to serverless and FedRAMP Moderate. As a result, agencies have the freedom and flexibility to run multiregional workloads corresponding to the requirements of their specific mission and security needs. 

We at Elastic are committed to partnering with the US federal government on a variety of initiatives that help agencies better protect our nation, serve constituents, and safeguard critical data and assets. This "In Process" status for FedRAMP High is a crucial step toward ensuring that federal agencies can use Elastic with the highest level of safeguards for their most sensitive, mission-critical use cases. We look forward to continuing our partnership with the federal government and contributing to a more secure digital landscape.

Stay tuned for further updates on our progress toward FedRAMP High authorization.
For more information about FedRAMP, please visit the FedRAMP Marketplace.

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