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AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner is an AWS partner-program credential tied to a specific tier, program, or competency. Buyers should confirm the current AWS listing and how the designation maps to the engagement.
AWS DevOps Competency is an AWS partner-program credential tied to a specific tier, program, or competency. Buyers should confirm the current AWS listing and how the designation maps to the engagement.
AWS Generative AI Competency is an AWS partner-program credential tied to a specific tier, program, or competency. Buyers should confirm the current AWS listing and how the designation maps to the engagement.
AWS Machine Learning Competency is an AWS partner-program credential tied to a specific tier, program, or competency. Buyers should confirm the current AWS listing and how the designation maps to the engagement.
AWS Managed Service Provider (MSP) Program Designation is an AWS partner-program credential tied to a specific tier, program, or competency. Buyers should confirm the current AWS listing and how the designation maps to the engagement.
AWS Migration Competency is an AWS partner-program credential tied to a specific tier, program, or competency. Buyers should confirm the current AWS listing and how the designation maps to the engagement.
AWS Premier Tier Services Partner is an AWS partner-program credential tied to a specific tier, program, or competency. Buyers should confirm the current AWS listing and how the designation maps to the engagement.
AWS Security Competency is an AWS partner-program credential tied to a specific tier, program, or competency. Buyers should confirm the current AWS listing and how the designation maps to the engagement.
AWS Well-Architected Partner Program is an AWS partner-program credential tied to a specific tier, program, or competency. Buyers should confirm the current AWS listing and how the designation maps to the engagement.
A CCPA/CPRA attestation signals California privacy-program awareness. It should be paired with evidence about data handling, consumer-rights support, service-provider terms, and privacy governance.
Cisco Portfolio Partner is a Cisco partner-program designation for a defined portfolio or powered service. Buyers should verify that the credential is current and relevant to the services being proposed.
Cisco Powered Service - Managed Detection and Response is a Cisco partner-program designation for a defined portfolio or powered service. Buyers should verify that the credential is current and relevant to the services being proposed.
Cisco Preferred Cloud and AI Infrastructure Partner is a Cisco partner-program designation for a defined portfolio or powered service. Buyers should verify that the credential is current and relevant to the services being proposed.
Cisco Preferred Collaboration Partner is a Cisco partner-program designation for a defined portfolio or powered service. Buyers should verify that the credential is current and relevant to the services being proposed.
Cisco Preferred Networking Partner is a Cisco partner-program designation for a defined portfolio or powered service. Buyers should verify that the credential is current and relevant to the services being proposed.
Cisco Preferred Partner is a Cisco partner-program designation for a defined portfolio or powered service. Buyers should verify that the credential is current and relevant to the services being proposed.
Cisco Preferred Security Partner is a Cisco partner-program designation for a defined portfolio or powered service. Buyers should verify that the credential is current and relevant to the services being proposed.
Cisco Preferred Splunk Partner is a Cisco partner-program designation for a defined portfolio or powered service. Buyers should verify that the credential is current and relevant to the services being proposed.
CMMC context helps defense-adjacent buyers evaluate whether an MSP can support controlled unclassified information and federal contractor requirements.
CMMC Level 1 self-assessment addresses foundational practices for Federal Contract Information. Defense-adjacent buyers should confirm the affirmation date and how MSP responsibilities fit the contract.
CMMC Level 2 C3PAO certification is a third-party assessment path for many CUI-handling DoD contractors. The useful details are scope, assessment date, covered entity, and any planned renewal activity.
CMMC Level 2 self-assessment is tied to NIST SP 800-171 expectations for select contracts. Buyers should distinguish advisory support from an MSP's own assessed environment and responsibility boundary.
CMMC Level 3 is reserved for higher-sensitivity defense work and includes advanced cybersecurity requirements. Buyers should validate the assessed scope and confirm whether the MSP's role touches those obligations.
CompTIA Cybersecurity Trustmark is an MSP-oriented trustmark or partner credential from CompTIA. It can help buyers ask better questions about operational maturity, security practices, and review scope.
CompTIA Managed Services Trustmark is an MSP-oriented trustmark or partner credential from CompTIA. It can help buyers ask better questions about operational maturity, security practices, and review scope.
CompTIA Security Trustmark+ is an MSP-oriented trustmark or partner credential from CompTIA. It can help buyers ask better questions about operational maturity, security practices, and review scope.
CrowdStrike Elevate Partner Program is a CrowdStrike partner-program or managed-service designation. Confirm public standing and how the MSP supports customers under the program.
CrowdStrike Powered Service Provider (MSSP) is a CrowdStrike partner-program or managed-service designation. Confirm public standing and how the MSP supports customers under the program.
CSA STAR Level 2 combines cloud-security assurance with Cloud Security Alliance control mapping. Buyers should review the STAR entry, assessment type, covered services, and relationship to any ISO certificate.
Cyber Essentials is a UK cyber-hygiene certification focused on foundational controls. It can be useful for buyers with UK operations or public-sector requirements, especially when the certificate is current.
Cyber insurance gives buyers a procurement signal about how the MSP manages breach-related financial exposure.
Cyber liability insurance can help procurement teams understand how an MSP manages breach-related financial risk. It does not replace security due diligence, and limits, exclusions, and dates still matter.
Errors and omissions insurance gives procurement teams a way to evaluate professional-liability coverage tied to MSP services.
FedRAMP High applies to sensitive federal cloud workloads. Buyers should verify the exact authorized system, impact level, sponsoring agency or marketplace status, and current monitoring posture.
FedRAMP Low authorization can matter when cloud services support lower-impact federal workloads. Confirm the authorization package, boundary, marketplace listing, and continuous-monitoring status.
FedRAMP Moderate is a common federal cloud baseline for systems with meaningful confidentiality, integrity, and availability needs. Buyers should confirm whether the MSP or service offering is inside the authorized boundary.
FISMA compliance relates to federal information-security obligations and NIST-based control programs. Buyers should ask what assessment, authority, or agency context supports the claim.
Fortinet Engage - Advanced identifies Fortinet partner-program standing or specialization. Treat it as a public credential claim and confirm the current tier, specialization, and customer support model.
Fortinet Engage - Expert identifies Fortinet partner-program standing or specialization. Treat it as a public credential claim and confirm the current tier, specialization, and customer support model.
Fortinet MSSP Business Model Partner identifies Fortinet partner-program standing or specialization. Treat it as a public credential claim and confirm the current tier, specialization, and customer support model.
Fortinet Specialization - Operational Technology identifies Fortinet partner-program standing or specialization. Treat it as a public credential claim and confirm the current tier, specialization, and customer support model.
Fortinet Specialization - Security Operations identifies Fortinet partner-program standing or specialization. Treat it as a public credential claim and confirm the current tier, specialization, and customer support model.
A GDPR attestation is a privacy-program claim, not proof of official EU certification by itself. Buyers should review processing roles, data-transfer terms, DPA readiness, and supporting privacy controls.
Google Cloud Managed Service Provider Specialization reflects public Google partner-program standing or a managed-service specialization. Confirm the active listing, specialization scope, and the team assigned to your project.
Google Cloud Premier Partner reflects public Google partner-program standing or a managed-service specialization. Confirm the active listing, specialization scope, and the team assigned to your project.
Google Workspace Partner reflects public Google partner-program standing or a managed-service specialization. Confirm the active listing, specialization scope, and the team assigned to your project.
HIPAA readiness matters when an MSP may support systems, workflows, or users connected to protected health information.
A HIPAA attestation is a claim about healthcare privacy and security practices, not a federal certification. Healthcare buyers should ask for policies, assessment context, and business-associate readiness.
HITRUST AI Security Certification applies HITRUST assurance concepts to AI-related security risk. Buyers should confirm what AI systems, services, or governance processes were assessed.
HITRUST CSF r2 is a validated assessment used heavily in healthcare and regulated markets. Its value depends on the assessed entity, included systems, and whether the current certification covers the proposed work.
An incident response program signal helps buyers ask whether the MSP has a documented process for triage, escalation, communications, and recovery coordination.
ISO 22301 covers business continuity management. For MSP buyers, it is most useful when the engagement depends on resilient operations, disaster recovery planning, or continuity support during disruptions.
ISO/IEC 27001 is an information security management-system certification with a three-year cycle and annual surveillance audits.
ISO/IEC 27017 adds cloud-service security guidance to an ISO-aligned control program. It can be relevant when an MSP manages cloud environments, shared responsibility, or cloud governance for customers.
ISO/IEC 27018 focuses on protecting personally identifiable information in public cloud environments. Buyers should confirm whether the scope covers the services that will handle customer or employee data.
ISO/IEC 27701 extends ISO 27001 into privacy information management. It can support privacy-oriented due diligence when an MSP processes personal data or helps customers manage privacy obligations.
ISO/IEC 42001 is an emerging AI management-system certification. Buyers should treat it as a governance signal and ask how the certified scope relates to AI advisory, development, or managed AI services.
Microsoft Azure Expert MSP is a Microsoft partner-program credential or specialization. It can indicate current program standing in a defined Microsoft solution area, but buyers should still confirm the active listing and delivery scope.
Microsoft CSP Direct (Tier 1) is a Microsoft partner-program credential or specialization. It can indicate current program standing in a defined Microsoft solution area, but buyers should still confirm the active listing and delivery scope.
Microsoft Frontier Partner Badge is a Microsoft partner-program credential or specialization. It can indicate current program standing in a defined Microsoft solution area, but buyers should still confirm the active listing and delivery scope.
Microsoft Solutions Partner - Business Applications is a Microsoft partner-program credential or specialization. It can indicate current program standing in a defined Microsoft solution area, but buyers should still confirm the active listing and delivery scope.
Microsoft Solutions Partner - Data & AI (Azure) is a Microsoft partner-program credential or specialization. It can indicate current program standing in a defined Microsoft solution area, but buyers should still confirm the active listing and delivery scope.
Microsoft Solutions Partner - Digital & App Innovation (Azure) is a Microsoft partner-program credential or specialization. It can indicate current program standing in a defined Microsoft solution area, but buyers should still confirm the active listing and delivery scope.
Microsoft Solutions Partner - Infrastructure (Azure) is a Microsoft partner-program credential or specialization. It can indicate current program standing in a defined Microsoft solution area, but buyers should still confirm the active listing and delivery scope.
Microsoft Solutions Partner - Modern Work is a Microsoft partner-program credential or specialization. It can indicate current program standing in a defined Microsoft solution area, but buyers should still confirm the active listing and delivery scope.
Microsoft Solutions Partner - Security is a Microsoft partner-program credential or specialization. It can indicate current program standing in a defined Microsoft solution area, but buyers should still confirm the active listing and delivery scope.
Microsoft Specialization - AI Platform on Microsoft Azure is a Microsoft partner-program credential or specialization. It can indicate current program standing in a defined Microsoft solution area, but buyers should still confirm the active listing and delivery scope.
Microsoft Specialization - Build & Modernize AI Apps with Microsoft Azure is a Microsoft partner-program credential or specialization. It can indicate current program standing in a defined Microsoft solution area, but buyers should still confirm the active listing and delivery scope.
Microsoft Specialization - Cloud Security is a Microsoft partner-program credential or specialization. It can indicate current program standing in a defined Microsoft solution area, but buyers should still confirm the active listing and delivery scope.
Microsoft Specialization - Identity & Access Management is a Microsoft partner-program credential or specialization. It can indicate current program standing in a defined Microsoft solution area, but buyers should still confirm the active listing and delivery scope.
Microsoft Specialization - Information Protection & Governance is a Microsoft partner-program credential or specialization. It can indicate current program standing in a defined Microsoft solution area, but buyers should still confirm the active listing and delivery scope.
Microsoft Specialization - Threat Protection is a Microsoft partner-program credential or specialization. It can indicate current program standing in a defined Microsoft solution area, but buyers should still confirm the active listing and delivery scope.
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MSPAlliance Business Continuity Verify is an MSPAlliance verification program for managed service, cloud, security, continuity, or data-center operations. Ask for current certificate status and the assessed scope.
MSPAlliance Cloud Verify is an MSPAlliance verification program for managed service, cloud, security, continuity, or data-center operations. Ask for current certificate status and the assessed scope.
MSPAlliance Cyber Verify is an MSPAlliance verification program for managed service, cloud, security, continuity, or data-center operations. Ask for current certificate status and the assessed scope.
MSPAlliance Data Center Verify is an MSPAlliance verification program for managed service, cloud, security, continuity, or data-center operations. Ask for current certificate status and the assessed scope.
MSPAlliance GDPR Verify is an MSPAlliance verification program for managed service, cloud, security, continuity, or data-center operations. Ask for current certificate status and the assessed scope.
MSPAlliance MSP Verify (UCS) is an MSPAlliance verification program for managed service, cloud, security, continuity, or data-center operations. Ask for current certificate status and the assessed scope.
NIST Cybersecurity Framework alignment can help buyers discuss security outcomes, risk management, and control maturity without requiring one rigid certification path.
NIST SP 800-171 describes controls for protecting Controlled Unclassified Information. Buyers should ask whether the MSP maintains its own assessment, supports customer controls, or both.
NY DFS 23 NYCRR 500 applies to covered financial-services entities in New York. Buyers should ask how the MSP supports regulated customers without assuming the MSP's own attestation covers the buyer.
Partner-program tier claims show public standing with a provider or ecosystem program without exposing private MSP operating details.
PCI DSS context matters for businesses that process, store, or transmit payment-card data or rely on MSP support around cardholder-data environments.
A PCI DSS Report on Compliance is a QSA-led assessment for higher-scope payment-card environments. Buyers should review whether the MSP's services are actually inside the assessed cardholder-data scope.
A PCI DSS Self-Assessment Questionnaire is a self-attested payment-card compliance path. It can be helpful for lower-scope environments, but buyers should still confirm cardholder-data responsibilities and evidence.
Professional liability insurance provides broader errors-and-omissions context. MSP buyers should confirm whether the policy is technology-specific enough for managed services work.
A security awareness program signal helps buyers ask how the MSP approaches training, phishing readiness, and human-risk reduction.
SentinelOne MSSP Partner is a SentinelOne partner or MDR-related designation. Buyers should confirm current authorization and the support model behind any managed security service.
SentinelOne Vigilance MDR Partner is a SentinelOne partner or MDR-related designation. Buyers should confirm current authorization and the support model behind any managed security service.
SOC 1 Type 1 addresses controls relevant to customer financial reporting at a point in time. It is most useful when an MSP supports systems that can affect accounting, ERP, payroll, or transaction-processing workflows.
SOC 1 Type 2 covers financial-reporting controls over an observation period. Procurement teams should confirm which financial systems, managed services, and control objectives are included.
SOC 2 is a common trust-services audit framework used to evaluate controls around security, availability, confidentiality, processing integrity, and privacy.
SOC 2 Type 1 is a point-in-time CPA attestation focused on whether controls were suitably designed at the review date. Buyers should use it to understand intended control design and the services covered.
SOC 2 Type 2 reviews how controls operated over a defined period, usually across security, availability, confidentiality, processing integrity, or privacy criteria. The report period and scope matter as much as the credential name.
Sophos MDR Accreditation reflects Sophos partner-program standing, accreditation, or MSP program participation. Confirm current status and which services the MSP is authorized or prepared to deliver.
Sophos MSP Connect / MSP Connect Flex reflects Sophos partner-program standing, accreditation, or MSP program participation. Confirm current status and which services the MSP is authorized or prepared to deliver.
Sophos Partner - Gold reflects Sophos partner-program standing, accreditation, or MSP program participation. Confirm current status and which services the MSP is authorized or prepared to deliver.
Sophos Partner - Platinum reflects Sophos partner-program standing, accreditation, or MSP program participation. Confirm current status and which services the MSP is authorized or prepared to deliver.
StateRAMP authorization supports state, local, and education cloud procurement. It is most useful when the MSP's offering serves public-sector environments that require StateRAMP-aligned assurance.
Technology E&O insurance addresses professional-liability risk tied to technology services. Buyers should confirm coverage is current and appropriate for the size and risk profile of the engagement.
TX-RAMP certification supports Texas public-sector cloud procurement. Buyers should confirm certification level, covered service, expiration timing, and whether the engagement falls within the certified boundary.
Veeam Accredited Service Partner (VASP) is a Veeam partner, service-provider, or accredited-services credential. Buyers should confirm current status and the services covered before relying on it.
Veeam Cloud Service Provider (VCSP) is a Veeam partner, service-provider, or accredited-services credential. Buyers should confirm current status and the services covered before relying on it.
Veeam ProPartner - Gold is a Veeam partner, service-provider, or accredited-services credential. Buyers should confirm current status and the services covered before relying on it.
Veeam ProPartner - Platinum is a Veeam partner, service-provider, or accredited-services credential. Buyers should confirm current status and the services covered before relying on it.
Veeam ProPartner - Silver is a Veeam partner, service-provider, or accredited-services credential. Buyers should confirm current status and the services covered before relying on it.
Business identity verification indicates that MSP Ranked has reviewed basic public identity signals for the provider record.
