The complete Guide to Phipps Compliance for your organization. Meeting Phipps compliance requirements shows your partners, customers, and regulatory bodies that your cryptographic encryption and security are reliable. In this video, we'll go over FIPs compliance, what it is, and how you can achieve it. Before we begin, be sure to subscribe to Ninja One's IT Video Hub. For more tech content like this, FIPs Compliance FIPs, or Federal Information processing standards are security guidelines created by the US government. These standards ensure that sensitive but unclassified data is encrypted and protected against unauthorized access. FIP doesn't apply only to federal agencies and departments. If your organization handles wireless security, encrypts data protects digital signatures or verifies government identities. FIPs compliance isn't optional. It's mandatory. FIPs standards safeguard your data from unauthorized access and data breaches. Compliance also gives you a competitive advantage by demonstrating your organization's strong security measures key FIPs standards. While not all FIPs standards will directly apply to your organization, here are a few that most IT departments should know. This governs cryptographic modules and replaced FIPs one 40 dash two in 2019, FIPs 1 97. This outlines the advanced encryption standard a ES, the cryptographic standard used by the US government FIPs 2 0 1. This sets a standard for personal identity verification criteria for employees and contractors handling sensitive data. FIPs 180 dash four. This defines the secure hash algorithms Shaw used for cryptographic security. How to achieve FIPs compliance requirements. To meet FIPs compliance requirements, you'll need to follow these steps. Use FIPs compliant VPNs to secure remote access. Protect stored data with FIPs validated encryption on your devices. Conduct regular audits to identify gaps and maintain compliance. Partner with an NV lab accredited lab. For validation testing and certification, submit a validation report to the cryptographic module validation program or the CMVP for approval. If you pass the review, your module will be issued a FIPs validation certificate After certification, make sure that your cryptographic module stays compliant with FIPs standards. Achieving FIPs compliance helps you meet US government standards, protect sensitive data, and establish a security first reputation for your organization. For more information, check out our official blog post on the complete Guide to Phipps compliance for your organization, linked in the description below.