FedRAMP Moderate
This page describes FedRAMP Moderate compliance controls in Databricks.
FedRAMP Moderate overview
FedRAMP Moderate is a U.S. federal program that standardizes security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services at the moderate impact level. It enables federal agencies to use cloud technologies while ensuring the protection of federal data.
Key points
- Applies to cloud services handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).
- Requires compliance with NIST 800-53 moderate baseline controls.
- Emphasizes access control, incident response, continuous monitoring, and encryption.
- Databricks is a FedRAMP® Authorized Cloud Service Offering (CSO) at the moderate impact level in the AWS US East-1, US-East-2, UC-West-1, US West-2 (commercial) regions.
- US Government agencies can access the Databricks on AWS FedRAMP® package on OMB Max by submitting a Package Access Request Form and submitting it to
package-access@fedramp.gov. - Additional information regarding Databricks and FedRAMP® compliance is located on the Databricks Security and Trust Center.
Enable FedRAMP Moderate compliance controls
To configure your workspace to support processing of data regulated by the FedRAMP Moderate standard, the workspace must have the compliance security profile enabled. Only specific preview features are supported for processing regulated data. For details on the compliance security profile and supported preview features, see Compliance security profile.
To enable FedRAMP Moderate compliance controls, see Configure enhanced security and compliance settings.