How AppTrana WAAP Helps Achieve FedRAMP Compliance

As organizations move to the cloud, achieving FedRAMP compliance becomes a critical requirement for security and risk management. The framework mandates rigorous security controls across risk assessment, incident response, system integrity, audit logging, and continuous monitoring.

AppTrana WAAP (Web Application and API Protection) helps organizations address these controls by offering comprehensive security measures, including vulnerability scanning, continuous monitoring, and attack prevention. Additionally, SwyftComply, a feature within AppTrana WAAP, simplifies compliance reporting and risk-based vulnerability remediation. 

In this blog, we’ll explore how AppTrana aligns with specific FedRAMP security controls to help organizations secure their applications and meet compliance requirements. 

Risk Assessment (RA) Controls 

FedRAMP mandates continuous risk assessment and mitigation to protect cloud environments from security threats. AppTrana WAAP helps meet these requirements by providing automated vulnerability scanning, threat intelligence integration, and remediation tracking.
 

1. RA-5fL, RA-5fM, RA-5fH – Vulnerability Scanning 

Organizations must periodically scan their applications for vulnerabilities. AppTrana WAAP automates this process by continuously scanning web applications and APIs for security weaknesses, ensuring timely detection.
 

2. RA-5(3)M, RA-5(3)H – Automated Analysis of Vulnerability Scans 

FedRAMP requires organizations to analyze vulnerability scan results efficiently. AppTrana WAAP prioritizes vulnerabilities based on risk severity, integrating real-time threat intelligence for faster decision-making.
 

3. RA-5eL, RA-5eM, RA-5eH – Remediation Tracking 

Organizations must document and track how vulnerabilities are addressed. SwyftComply, a feature within AppTrana WAAP, provides autonomous vulnerability remediation within 72 hours tracking and provides compliance-ready reports, helping security teams demonstrate progress and accountability.

Read our detailed blog on how SwyftComply works.

4. RA-5(8)H – Risk-Based Prioritization of Vulnerability Remediation 

Critical vulnerabilities must be remediated before lower-priority ones.  

On AppTrana, all the vulnerabilities found by the scanner are vetted by AI and manual methods to ensure that they are not false positives. There is also a proprietary algorithm called AcuRisQ that quantifies the risk of each vulnerability found on factors such as discoverability, type of application and other factors including the CVSS scores. That way prioritizing vulnerabilities is automated.  

As discussed earlier, with SwytComply, the remediation is also autonomous where all these vulnerabilities are virtually patched within 72 hours.  

System Integrity (SI) Controls 

FedRAMP requires organizations to protect applications against unauthorized modifications and malware threats.  

AppTrana WAAP helps ensure system integrity by blocking malicious traffic, enforcing security policies, and detecting advanced threats.
 

1. SI-3c1L, SI-3c1M, SI-3c1H – Malicious Code Protection 

Organizations must prevent malicious code execution in cloud environments.  

AppTrana WAAP uses machine learning-based anomaly detection and behavior analysis to block zero-day attacks and malware-injected requests. The platform also provides a malware scanning module where every file upload is scanned for malware before it reaches the origin server. 

Incident Response (IR) Controls 

FedRAMP mandates real-time threat detection and incident response.  

AppTrana WAAP helps organizations meet these requirements through continuous monitoring and automated attack mitigation.
 

1. IR-6(1)M, IR-6(1)H – Automated Incident Detection and Response 

Organizations must respond to security incidents promptly. AppTrana WAAP is fully managed where the AI based behavioral models monitor the traffic and send alerts to the managed services team and the end customers, who verify once again to take real-time mitigation measures in real-time.
 

Audit and Accountability (AU) Controls 

Audit logs are essential for tracking security events and ensuring accountability. AppTrana WAAP provides comprehensive logging and integrates with SIEM solutions to support compliance.
 

1. AU-6(5)H – Correlation of Audit Logs for Threat Detection 

Security logs must be analyzed and correlated to detect threats.  

AppTrana WAAP integrates with SIEM platforms to provide a centralized view of security events, supporting compliance and threat intelligence efforts.
 

Security Authorization (CA) Controls 

Continuous monitoring is a critical requirement for maintaining FedRAMP compliance.  

AppTrana WAAP ensures organizations stay compliant by providing real-time security dashboards and detailed compliance reports.
 

1. CA-2(2)H – Continuous Monitoring for Compliance 

Organizations must continuously assess their security posture.  

AppTrana WAAP includes both an external attack surface discovery tool and the DAST scanner. These enables IT teams to not only find shadow and zombie assets but also perform in-depth vulnerability scans to understand the security posture of the organization. 

Conclusion 

Achieving FedRAMP compliance requires continuous security monitoring, vulnerability management, and incident response. AppTrana WAAP simplifies this process by automating key security controls and providing real-time protection against evolving threats. 

With built-in features like SwyftComply, organizations can further accelerate compliance efforts by automating vulnerability remediation and reporting. By leveraging AppTrana WAAP, businesses can strengthen their cloud security posture and meet regulatory requirements with greater efficiency. 

To learn more about how AppTrana WAAP can support your compliance journey, request a demo today. 

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