Microsoft sees opportunity in working with partners on ‘cloud-hosted enclave’ for CMMC compliance

The Pentagon’s interest in enabling companies to reach CMMC compliance through FedRAMP-approved cloud offerings is generating conversations within Microsoft and managed service providers on how such an offering could work in practice.

“Microsoft supports that position of a fully managed cloud-hosted enclave,” Microsoft cyber leader Richard Wakeman told Inside Cybersecurity. “We believe it can go a long way to helping companies to effectively secure sensitive information at an affordable cost. We’ve been working really closely with our partner community to...