Continuous Monitoring in FedRAMP 20x – Compliance for the Long Run
FedRAMP 20x introduces a significant evolution in compliance through continuous monitoring, shifting from a point-in-time assessment to an ongoing, real-time approach. As a result, constant monitoring ensures sustained compliance and enhances overall security posture, reassuring both CSPs and federal agencies.
The Shift to Continuous Compliance
Previously, compliance was typically addressed during periodic assessments, leaving potential vulnerabilities unaddressed between checks. Under FedRAMP 20x, continuous monitoring mandates ongoing evaluation and validation of security controls. CSPs must now maintain compliance consistently, rather than at set intervals, which promotes a proactive security posture. This enables rapid response to potential issues.
Real-Time Security Validation
Continuous monitoring leverages automated scanning and assessment tools integrated directly into your cloud environment, providing continuous visibility into your compliance status. They automatically feed real-time compliance data into standardized OSCAL formats, keeping your security documentation current and accurate. As a result, vulnerabilities or compliance gaps can be detected and fixed immediately, significantly reducing risk.
Transforming Compliance into Competitive Advantage
Continuous monitoring is more than a regulatory requirement—it’s an opportunity to demonstrate a consistently secure and reliable service. Furthermore, agencies increasingly prefer CSPs that can prove ongoing compliance and swift remediation capabilities. Continuous monitoring positions your organization as proactive and committed to security excellence. This enhances your reputation and makes you more attractive to government clients.
UberEther’s Comprehensive Continuous Monitoring
UberEther recognizes that sustained compliance is vital to your success. Our platform integrates sophisticated continuous monitoring tools, including automated vulnerability scanners, configuration compliance solutions, and comprehensive compliance dashboards. These tools monitor your security posture in real-time, immediately flagging issues to ensure uninterrupted compliance.
Our “compliance as a continuous service” model means your team gets ongoing support beyond your initial authorization. We help you stay compliant every day, without adding extra burden to your team.
Shared Responsibility, Collective Success
At UberEther, we champion a collaborative approach to continuous compliance. We manage compliance automation and monitoring so your team can stay focused on innovation and product delivery. This synergy ensures constant security and compliance, benefiting your government clients and building trust.
Secure Your Continuous Compliance Future
FedRAMP 20x’s continuous monitoring is shaping the future of federal cloud security. UberEther is ready to guide you through this critical transition, ensuring continuous compliance with minimal disruption. Contact us today to explore how we can help you leverage continuous monitoring as a strategic advantage for your business.
Key Points:
From One-Time to All-the-Time Compliance
- FedRAMP 20x marks a major change. Security checks and risk assessments now continue after initial authorization, instead of stopping at a point-in-time ATO. CSPs must now prove they’re secure every day—not just on ATO day. This challenge brings stronger security outcomes.
(FedRAMP, Looking Back on 2024, Ahead to 2025 | FedRAMP.gov).
How Continuous Monitoring Works
- In practical terms, continuous monitoring under FedRAMP 20x will leverage automation heavily. Cloud providers run tools that scan compliance status and feed the results into OSCAL formats. FedRAMP is investing in the ability to automatically receive these updates, including Plans of Action & Milestones (POA&Ms) on an ongoing basis (Use of OSCAL by FedRAMP). The FedRAMP vision is a “hands-off,” cloud-native assessment process with fewer redundant reports and no long waits for audits. Secure configurations and controls are validated in near real-time, reducing risk and response time. For CSPs, this means faster detection and remediation of issues and a continuous assurance to your government customers that security is maintained as the system evolves.
Security and Business Benefits
- Continuous monitoring isn’t just a bureaucratic requirement – it’s a smart security practice that benefits everyone. Issues like misconfigurations or vulnerabilities can be caught and fixed early, reducing the risk of security incidents. Additionally, agencies consuming the cloud service gain confidence knowing there’s a constant watch on the system’s security, which can shorten their approval times for updates or new features. For the CSP, demonstrating an ongoing high-security posture can become a selling point: it shows a commitment to proactive risk management, not just one-time compliance. Moreover, automating continuous compliance reporting cuts down on the firefights and last-minute scrambles to compile reports for FedRAMP; the data is already being collected and shared in the background.
UberEther’s Built-In Continuous Monitoring
- UberEther helps you maintain compliance, not just achieve it. Our ATO Advantage platform comes ready with scanners, dashboards, and configuration tools to provide a live view of your posture. We help set thresholds and alerts, so any drift from compliance is caught and corrected automatically. FedRAMP-required reports are always updated in the background. Our “compliance as a continuous service” model means we stay with you, keeping your compliance engine running smoothly.
Shared Responsibility, Shared Success
- Continuous monitoring is a team effort—between CSPs, partners, and government users. UberEther provides automation and expertise while empowering your team with insights to improve security. We help you stay focused on your mission while we maintain FedRAMP compliance in the background. Everyone benefits: safer services, happier customers, and stronger partnerships.
