By Cyber Era NG Special Correspondent
From the Oval Office to your local post office, Zoom for Government is transforming how the US government connects. Zoom has announced that The FedRAMP® Joint Authorization Board (JAB) authorized Zoom for Government as a JAB Moderate system, adding to Zoom’s growing list of additional government certifications. While Zoom for Government was initially FedRAMP authorized in March of 2019, having the collective JAB approval solidifies the security of the Zoom platform.
“The Zoom for Government offering was built to be simple, secure, and scalable, supporting the Federal Government’s mission,” said Head of Public Sector at Zoom, Matt Mandrgoc. “We are thrilled to receive this certification, reinforcing our commitment to giving our Federal customers a secure and innovative communications platform.”
What is FedRAMP?
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Programme (FedRAMP®) provides a standardized approach to security authorizations for Cloud Service Offerings. FedRAMP establishes a public-private partnership to promote innovation and advance more secure information technologies.
What is JAB?
JAB is composed of CIOs and Authorizing Officials from the Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and General Services Administration (GSA). The JAB selects approximately 12 cloud products a year to work with for a JAB Provisional Authority to Operate (P-ATO). A JAB P-ATO represents a “high water mark” from the assessment perspective. Zoom for Government received its JAB accreditation on July 28, 2023.
Zoom for Government Impact
This certification extends beyond Zoom Meetings; the JAB P-ATO covers our Zoom for Government platform to provide limitless connections for the federal workforce.
Zoom products in this authorization include:
- Zoom Phone
- Zoom Team Chat
- Zoom Rooms
- Zoom Room Connector
- Zoom API
Zoom for Government was designed to comply with the stringent requirements of the US federal government. Zoom for Government runs on AWS GovCloud with FedRAMP, DoD IL4, and StateRAMP authorizations with HIPAA and CJIS attestations, and only leverages data centers within the United States.
Today Zoom launched Zoom Clips in beta globally, allowing users to easily record, edit, and share high-fidelity short-form video messages, both internally and externally. Now available to customers with Zoom One licenses, including basic users (Zoom One Basic – Zoom One Enterprise Plus), Zoom Clips is designed to help teams communicate asynchronously and cut down on the number of meetings and reduce lost time on ambiguous communication.
With Zoom Clips, users can record their video and screen and set viewing permissions to quickly share with others. Clips are stored in a centralized content management system for simple search and discovery and to promote engagement. Team members can comment on the videos, and creators can track video views.
“The way we use video is evolving. Team collaboration and communication are more important than ever, and users need the ability to share both ad-hoc and planned videos in a way that can be easily viewed and stored,” said group product manager at Zoom, John Beckmann. “With Zoom Clips, co-workers can save precious time by communicating clearly across time zones, have a central place to keep and manage their clips, and engage with their teammates asynchronously.”
Zoom Clips is an expansion of Zoom’s already robust portfolio of asynchronous communications tools that employees can use to work flexibly, including Zoom Team Chat features such as video messages, voice messages, reminders, and, Zoom Meetings continuous meeting chat, Zoom Scheduler, Zoom Email, and Zoom Whiteboard.
In addition to supporting asynchronous communication, co-workers can use Clips to provide project updates in daily standups, deliver training in a way that’s easy to consume, and uplevel their new hire guides for a frictionless onboarding experience. Teams can engage with Clips by leaving comments or reacting with an emoji.
