AWS Public Sector Blog

Jana Kay

Author: Jana Kay

Since 2018, Jana Kay has been a cloud security strategist with the AWS Security Growth Strategies team developing innovative ways to help AWS customers achieve their objectives. Previously, she was a cyber, counter-terrorism, and Middle East expert for 16 years in the Pentagon’s Office of the Secretary of Defense.

5 things public sector managers should know about cloud security accreditation programs

Accreditation programs and the organizational models that support them are priority considerations for public sector managers who are modernizing their IT. But managers often consider risk and compliance issues too late in the planning stage. Here are some key principles that can prevent accreditation-related issues from becoming a roadblock to cloud adoption.