Certification and accreditation are important activities that support a risk management process and are an integral part of a federal agency’s information security program. Certification and accreditation are comprehensive assessment of the management, operational, and technical security controls in an information system, made in support of security accreditation, to determine the extent to which the controls are implemented correctly, operating as intented, and producing the desired outcome with repect to meeting the security requirements for the system. The results of a security certification are used to reassess the risks, correct identified deficiencies and update the supporting security documentation, thus providing the factual basis for agencies to render a security accreditation decision.

How WCS will help you?

WCS's certification and accreditation service assist government agencies in developing and maintain accreditation of its information and information assets.  WCS ensures that the Designated Approving Authority (DAA) have the most complete, accurate and trustworthy information possible on the security status of their information systems in order to make timely, credible, risk-based decisions to authorize operation of those system.