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Nozomi Networks government OT platform clears FedRAMP Moderate certification

Nozomi Networks government OT platform clears FedRAMP Moderate certification

New Capabilities

The certification gives U.S. agencies a pre-assessed path to buy an AI-based cloud service for industrial network monitoring; the government edition still lacks third-party integrations.

Today: Nozomi announces the certification

Overview

Updated 1 hour ago

Nozomi Networks' Vantage for Government appeared on the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Marketplace as a certified cloud service on November 5, 2026. The company announced it four days later, on November 9.

The certification means U.S. federal agencies can deploy the platform, which watches operational technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT) networks for threats, without running a full independent security review first. Nozomi's authorization came through an agency sponsor under FedRAMP's agency path, so other agencies can reuse that assessment instead of repeating it.

One limit sits inside the launch. The government edition does not yet support third-party integrations, which Nozomi says will arrive in a future release, so agencies with existing security tooling will have to wait or work around it.

Why it matters

Agencies running power grids, water systems and pipelines can now buy an AI-based security cloud that has cleared a federal review.

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Key Indicators

Moderate
FedRAMP impact level
Class C, the tier for systems handling controlled unclassified information where a breach could seriously harm agency operations, assets or people.
378
Days from In Process to certified
Nozomi announced its In Process status on October 23, 2025 and was listed as certified on November 5, 2026.
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Core capability areas
Asset inventory, vulnerability and exposure management, threat and anomaly detection, and risk management.

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People Involved

AC
Andrea Carcano
Chief executive officer and co-founder, Nozomi Networks
Leading Nozomi Networks as it sells into U.S. federal agencies

Organizations Involved

Nozomi Networks
Nozomi Networks
Security software company
Vendor whose government platform received FedRAMP Moderate certification

San Francisco-based vendor of monitoring software for operational technology, IoT and cyber-physical systems.
FR
Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP)
Federal cloud security program
Issued the authorization that makes the service purchasable by agencies

A government program that standardizes security assessment, authorization and continuous monitoring for cloud services sold to U.S. federal agencies.
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AWS GovCloud
Cloud infrastructure
Hosting environment for Vantage for Government

Amazon Web Services regions restricted to U.S. persons and used for government cloud workloads.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Institute of Standards and Technology
US federal agency
Publishes the control catalog FedRAMP assessments are built on

The Commerce Department agency whose SP 800-53 security controls underpin FedRAMP authorizations.

Timeline

October 2025 November 2026

3 events Latest: Today

  1. Nozomi announces the certification

    Today Statement

    The company says the platform runs on AWS GovCloud with U.S.-person limits on sensitive support access.

  2. Marketplace lists the service as certified

    Certification

    The FedRAMP Marketplace records Vantage for Government as certified at Moderate, Revision 5, under the agency path.

  3. Nozomi enters FedRAMP In Process status

    Certification

    The company announces Vantage for Government has reached the program's In Process designation for a Moderate authorization.

Scenarios

1

A federal agency discloses a Vantage for Government deployment

Possible Resolves by Q3 2027

Discussed by: Govly's market analysis, which reads the certification as a market-availability signal rather than a contract

Certification makes the product purchasable but does not create demand. The trigger is an agency deciding its OT monitoring gaps justify a new cloud subscription, then disclosing the award or reuse of Nozomi's authorization. Procurement records would show that before most press coverage does.

2

Third-party integrations reach the government edition

Likely Resolves by End of 2027

Discussed by: Nozomi's own product comparison documentation, which lists integrations as a future release

The commercial Vantage platform pulls in data from third-party systems and external files. The government edition does not do that yet, which constrains the feature-parity claim in the announcement. A documentation update, not a press release, would confirm the gap has closed.

3

A second OT security product joins the FedRAMP Marketplace

Uncertain Resolves by End of 2027

Discussed by: Nozomi's announcement, which calls Vantage for Government the only AI-powered cloud platform purpose-built for large-scale government deployments

That exclusivity claim holds only while no rival holds a comparable authorization. FedRAMP certifications for industrial monitoring tools would let agencies compare vendors inside the same compliance framework. The Marketplace listing is the check, since it records every certified service.

Historical Context

2 moments from history that rhyme with this story — and how they unfolded.

May 2021

Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack (2021)

Attackers encrypted Colonial Pipeline's business systems on May 7, 2021. The company shut down the pipeline that supplies fuel to the U.S. East Coast, and drivers in several states queued for gasoline. The intrusion hit corporate IT, not the pipeline controls, but the operator could not bill customers and stopped the flow.

Then

Colonial paid a ransom and restored service within days. The Justice Department later recovered part of the payment.

Now

Federal regulators issued new cybersecurity requirements for pipeline operators, moving OT network visibility from an option to a compliance item.

Why this matters now

It is the failure mode federal agencies buy OT monitoring for: an intrusion on business systems forcing a shutdown of physical operations.

December 2015

Ukraine grid attack (2015)

On December 23, 2015, attackers remotely opened breakers at three Ukrainian electricity distribution companies, cutting power to hundreds of thousands of customers for a few hours. It was the first publicly documented cyberattack to cause a blackout.

Then

Utilities restored power by switching to manual control. Investigators traced the intrusion through spear-phishing and remote access tools.

Now

The attack established that industrial control systems are targetable, and it pushed utilities and governments to fund OT network monitoring.

Why this matters now

The agencies that can now buy Vantage for Government are the ones responsible for grid, water and pipeline monitoring.

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