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64 vendors · 63 certifications

IBM compliance, certifications and attestations

Cloud · 31 certifications held · 5 from public registries · read Nov 4, 2026

SOC reports3
SOC 1

An auditor's report on controls relevant to customers' financial reporting.

HeldVendor page

read Nov 4, 2026
SOC 2

An auditor's report on security, availability, confidentiality, processing integrity and privacy controls.

HeldVendor page

read Nov 4, 2026
SOC 3

A public summary of a SOC 2 examination, readable without an NDA.

HeldVendor page

read Nov 4, 2026
ISO standards7
ISO/IEC 27001

A certified information security management system.

HeldVendor page

read Nov 4, 2026
ISO/IEC 27017

Cloud-specific security controls on top of ISO 27001.

HeldVendor page

read Nov 4, 2026
ISO/IEC 27018

Protection of personal data in public clouds acting as processors.

HeldVendor page

read Nov 4, 2026
ISO/IEC 27701

A certified privacy information management system extending ISO 27001.

HeldVendor page

read Nov 4, 2026
ISO 9001

A certified quality management system.

HeldVendor page

read Nov 4, 2026
ISO 22301

A certified business continuity management system.

HeldVendor page

read Nov 4, 2026
ISO/IEC 20000-1

A certified IT service management system.

HeldVendor page

read Nov 4, 2026
US government3
FedRAMP

Authorization to sell a cloud service to US federal agencies.

HighFedRAMP MarketplaceIBM Platform Services for Government; IBM Envizi ESG Reporting

read Nov 4, 2026
FIPS 140 validated

Cryptographic modules validated under FIPS 140-2 or 140-3.

FIPS 140-3NIST CMVP6 active FIPS 140-3 modules: #5486 IBM® Crypto for C; #5221 IBM ClevOS 3 OpenSSL Cryptographic Module; #5094 IBM COS Linux Kernel Cryptographic API Cryptographic Module; #5088 IBM® NVMe FlashCore™ Module 3; #5078 IBM® NVMe FlashCore™ Module 2; #4889 AIX FIPS Crypto Provider for OpenSSL 3

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ITAR

Support for export-controlled defense data under ITAR.

HeldVendor page

read Nov 4, 2026
Finance4
PCI DSS

Validated compliance with the card industry data security standard.

HeldVendor page

read Nov 4, 2026
APRA CPS 234

Support for APRA prudential standards on information security.

HeldVendor page

read Nov 4, 2026
FISC (Japan)

Alignment with Japan's FISC security guidelines for financial institutions.

HeldVendor page

read Nov 4, 2026
DORA

Readiness for the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act for financial entities.

HeldVendor page

read Nov 4, 2026
Health3
HIPAA (BAA)

The vendor supports HIPAA-regulated health data and signs a Business Associate Agreement.

HeldVendor page

read Nov 4, 2026
HITRUST

A certified assessment against the HITRUST CSF.

HeldVendor page

read Nov 4, 2026
HDS (France)

Certification to host personal health data in France (Hébergeur de Données de Santé).

HeldVendor page

read Nov 4, 2026
Life sciences (GxP)1
GxP qualification

Support for regulated life-sciences workloads under GMP, GCP and GLP.

HeldVendor page

read Nov 4, 2026
Privacy and cloud3
Data Privacy Framework

Self-certification under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, with UK and Swiss extensions where noted.

HeldData Privacy Framework ListEU-US, UK extension, Swiss-US; non-HR data. International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)

read Nov 4, 2026
EU Cloud Code of Conduct

Adherence to the GDPR code of conduct for cloud processors.

HeldCSA STAR Registry and vendor pagePartner entry in the STAR Registry

read Nov 4, 2026
CSA STAR

A listing in the Cloud Security Alliance STAR Registry.

Level 2CSA STAR RegistryCAIQ, certification

read Oct 21, 2026
Regional programs7
UK G-Cloud

Listing on the UK government's cloud procurement framework.

HeldVendor page

read Nov 4, 2026
BSI C5 (Germany)

An attestation against Germany's Cloud Computing Compliance Criteria Catalogue.

HeldVendor page

read Nov 4, 2026
ENS (Spain)

Certification under Spain's Esquema Nacional de Seguridad.

HeldVendor page

read Nov 4, 2026
IRAP (Australia)

An assessment by an ASD-endorsed assessor for Australian government data.

HeldVendor page

read Nov 4, 2026
ISMAP (Japan)

Registration on Japan's government cloud security list.

HeldVendor page

read Nov 4, 2026
MTCS (Singapore)

Certification under Singapore's Multi-Tier Cloud Security standard.

HeldVendor page

read Sep 24, 2026
TISAX

An assessment shared through the German automotive industry's exchange.

HeldVendor page

read Nov 4, 2026

History

AddedJun 4, 2026
FedRAMP ModerateIBM gained FedRAMP Moderate for GO.gov.FedRAMP Marketplace
In processMar 27, 2026
FedRAMP ModerateIBM entered FedRAMP Moderate review for GO.gov.FedRAMP Marketplace
In processMar 3, 2026
FedRAMP HighIBM entered FedRAMP High review for IBM Platform Services for Government.FedRAMP Marketplace
AddedFeb 10, 2026
FedRAMP ModerateIBM gained FedRAMP Moderate for IBM Data Services for Government.FedRAMP Marketplace
AddedNov 13, 2025
FedRAMP HighIBM gained FedRAMP High for IBM Federal ATOM.FedRAMP Marketplace
ReadyJul 11, 2025
FedRAMP ModerateIBM was marked Ready for FedRAMP Moderate for IBM Data Services for Government.FedRAMP Marketplace
ReadyFeb 20, 2025
FedRAMP HighIBM was marked Ready for FedRAMP High for IBM Federal ATOM.FedRAMP Marketplace
In processFeb 6, 2025
FedRAMP HighIBM entered FedRAMP High review for IBM Federal ATOM.FedRAMP Marketplace
AddedSep 13, 2024
FedRAMP LowIBM gained FedRAMP Low for IBM Envizi ESG Reporting.FedRAMP Marketplace
In processMar 12, 2024
FedRAMP LowIBM entered FedRAMP Low review for IBM Envizi ESG Reporting.FedRAMP Marketplace
AddedJun 8, 2023
FedRAMP ModerateIBM gained FedRAMP Moderate for IBM Federal HR Cloud.FedRAMP Marketplace
In processDec 3, 2021
FedRAMP ModerateIBM entered FedRAMP Moderate review for IBM Federal HR Cloud.FedRAMP Marketplace
AddedNov 14, 2019
FedRAMP HighIBM gained FedRAMP High for SmartCloud for Government.FedRAMP Marketplace
UpgradedNov 14, 2019
FedRAMP HighIBM moved up to FedRAMP High for IBM Cloud for Government.FedRAMP Marketplace
AddedMar 12, 2019
FedRAMP ModerateIBM gained FedRAMP Moderate for IBM Automation Services for Government.FedRAMP Marketplace
In processJun 19, 2018
FedRAMP HighIBM entered FedRAMP High review for SmartCloud for Government.FedRAMP Marketplace
In processMay 29, 2018
FedRAMP ModerateIBM entered FedRAMP Moderate review for IBM Automation Services for Government.FedRAMP Marketplace
In processMay 4, 2018
FedRAMP HighIBM entered FedRAMP High review for IBM Cloud for Government.FedRAMP Marketplace
AddedOct 16, 2017
CSA STARIBM gained CSA STAR.CSA STAR Registry
AddedDec 2, 2016
Data Privacy FrameworkIBM self-certified under the Data Privacy Framework (International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)).Data Privacy Framework List
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