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GovRAMP

GovRAMP
Compliance, Quantum-Ready.

GovRAMP (formerly StateRAMP) is the authorization program for cloud service providers serving U.S. state, local, and education entities, modeled on FedRAMP and built on NIST SP 800-53. It gives public-sector buyers a consistent, verified measure of a provider's security posture. QSECS prepares your authorization and protects long-lived public-sector data against emerging quantum threats.

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NIST Quantum Deadline
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The Framework

Understanding GovRAMP

GovRAMP standardizes how cloud providers demonstrate the security and continuous monitoring that state, local, and education governments require before entrusting them with public-sector data.

GovRAMP exists to give U.S. state, local, and education governments a uniform way to assess the security of the cloud services they procure. Modeled closely on FedRAMP, it adapts the same rigor to the public-sector market so that a single authorization can be recognized across many agencies and jurisdictions. Its security requirements are based on NIST SP 800-53, with control baselines aligned to impact categories that reflect the sensitivity of the data a service handles.

Providers pursue an authorization that results in a published status: GovRAMP Ready signals that a service is on a credible path, while GovRAMP Authorized confirms that the security package has been validated. An independent third-party assessor evaluates the controls and produces the evidence that supports that status. Authorization is not a one-time event; continuous monitoring keeps the security posture under ongoing review so the published status stays verified over time.

What GovRAMP Covers

NIST SP 800-53-based control baselines tailored to the security needs of public-sector cloud services.

Impact levels that match controls to the sensitivity of the public-sector data being processed and stored.

The authorization process and GovRAMP Authorized status that lets agencies trust and reuse a single security package.

Independent third-party assessment that validates controls and produces the evidence behind the authorization.

Continuous monitoring obligations that keep the security posture current and maintain authorized status over time.

The Quantum Clock Is Ticking

NIST projects that quantum computers capable of breaking RSA-2048 could arrive by 2030-2035, and its post-quantum migration guidance sets that window as the deadline to deprecate today's vulnerable cryptography. Adversaries are already running "Harvest Now, Decrypt Later" campaigns. Your compliance program has to evolve before the deadline — not after.

Staying Current

How QSECS Keeps Your GovRAMP Future-Proof

QSECS helps you sustain GovRAMP authorization through the post-quantum transition, so the public-sector data you safeguard stays protected long after today's cryptography is retired.

Citizen and public-sector records are long-lived and prime "harvest now, decrypt later" targets, so we assess where captured data could be decrypted once quantum computers mature.

We plan and execute migration of your encryption to the NIST post-quantum standards (FIPS 203, 204, and 205) as federal and state guidance follows the NIST 2030-2035 deadline.

We use your continuous monitoring program to track and evidence the post-quantum migration, keeping your authorized status intact throughout the transition.

QSECS provides ongoing control upkeep, keeping your NIST SP 800-53 baseline current as requirements and threats evolve.

We deliver hands-on continuous monitoring (ConMon) support, managing the reporting cadence and evidence that sustain your GovRAMP status.

Future-Proof Your GovRAMP Compliance