Real Use Cases for FedRAMP-Authorized eDiscovery

FedRAMP authorized legal analytics software boosts data security and compliance throughout the eDiscovery process. It holds legal documents in secure locations for custodians to manage. Review also becomes safer because of integrated all-in-one platforms that comply with government security standards.

Since IBM reports that a single data breach can cost up to $4.4 million, it's critical to employ secure data handling methods. When FedRAMP approved, AI tools can also save $1.9 million in the unlikely event of an attack.

Read on to learn about practical applications of FedRAMP-authorized eDiscovery in sensitive government and federal investigations.

What Is FedRAMP?

The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is a United States government mandate. It offers a standardized approach for several aspects of cloud-based software security analysis. Some aspects include:

• Security assessment
• Authorization for use
• Consistent monitoring

FedRAMP's key provisions include:

• Standardized security requirements as outlined in National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-53
• Continuous monitoring and security assessments for cloud platform providers
• Third-party assessments for compliance
• Incident reporting to the sponsoring agency and FedRAMP PMO when there's a security issue

Keeping ESI and PII secure is the core aim of FedRAMP. This is especially important at all stages of eDiscovery processes since legal holds and review work with a lot of sensitive employee, client, and business information.

Is FedRAMP Mandatory?

Yes, cloud service providers (including those offering cloud-based eDiscovery technologies) need to comply with FedRAMP guidelines.

Failing to meet FedRAMP standards can lead an eDiscovery company to noncompliance-related sanctions. These penalties are imposed by the contracting agency and may include:

• Reputational damage
• Loss of business licensing
• Contract termination
• Fines

Why Is FedRAMP-Authorized eDiscovery Software Important in Sensitive Investigations?

The best FedRAMP-authorized eDiscovery platform offers end-to-end solutions. It takes you throughout every phase of the eDiscovery lifecycle to ensure security and compliance at every step. Quality platforms like Reveal also streamline eDiscovery with efficient notifications and review tools.

Once a FOIA request or subpoena order comes to your legal team, Reveal initiates the legal holds process with AI-powered tools. You can assign custodians to specific data sets from an integrated dashboard. The application will send automated legal hold notices to designated custodians to ensure that they hold the appropriate information without altering it.

An Integrated Dashboard

Sending out notices is especially easy because of our platform integration features. You can seamlessly connect with hundreds of external applications and draw data together in one location. This ensures FedRAMP compliance by:

• Offering fewer endpoints that serve as vulnerabilities for malware
• Ensuring a consistent security protocol for all your data
• Holding onto ESI in a previously-certified, FedRAMP-approved application

These FedRAMP benefits are already integrated into Reveal's platform. You don't need to worry about your cloud platform's certification and authorization.

Simplified Review for Your eDiscovery Company

Cloud solutions for eDiscovery also make review easier. Document review is the longest and most expensive part of eDiscovery processes. Legal Outsourcing 2.0 reports that the review stage makes up 69% of all eDiscovery expenditures.‍

Luckily, Reveal's cloud solutions for eDiscovery offer features like:

• AI-scanning documents for relevant keywords and concepts
• Applying automated tags to every file for easy filtering
• Flagging documents that look relevant to litigation or court cases
• Automatically eliminating duplicate documents
• Transcribing audio and video files for normalized data
• Translating text between various languages
• Summarizing long, hard-to-read documents with Generative AI

Cutting-edge AI slashes costs while shortening case timelines, making FedRAMP-approved machine learning models a critical aspect of eDiscovery in 2025.

Closing the Loop

Once your team reviews cloud-based evidence, AI can redact necessary PII automatically before sending data to the person who initiated the request.

At this point, the platform closes the eDiscovery loop by sending automated hold release notices to custodians. FedRAMP-authorized technology ensures that you do so with a standard, formal process that releases custodians from their obligations effectively.

Frequently Asked Questions

What Platforms Does Reveal's Technology Connect With?

Reveal offers connectors that integrate data securely from many platforms. Some include:

• Microsoft 365
• Google Drive
• Slack
• Clio
• Dropbox
• Email applications
• Other apps used for instant messaging
• Cloud PDF and file storage
• Accounting and financial applications

This is far from a comprehensive list; you can also connect Reveal's dashboard to custom applications that your IT team made for data storage and holding purposes.

Can Generative AI Be FedRAMP-Approved?

Yes! Reveal's technology prioritizes FedRAMP-approved generative AI for most of its operations.

Cloud services need to be transparent and in control of their AI models in order to comply with FedRAMP. This means explaining how the model works and the methods it uses to make decisions. The cloud provider also must show that the infrastructure is well-controlled while providing a secure and consistent output.

Some cloud providers struggle with this because FedRAMP looks for clear data handling controls. Logging becomes a necessity, which requires a lot of organization.

Luckily, Reveal's platform is already built for speed and accuracy. We've done all the planning and created the documentation needed for you to deploy a FedRAMP-approved model. This offers strong legal support for your law firm or corporation and prevents sanctions.

Is Reveal Private Deployment (RPD) FedRAMP-Certified?

All Reveal technologies are FedRAMP certified, even those that work with both cloud-based and on-prem data storage.

Since RPD is made for customizable hybrid deployment, we've put it through the same rigorous planning and compliance testing as our SaaS products. This ensures that you can reap the benefits of a customized solution while experiencing peace of mind.

Implement Cloud Based eDiscovery Today

Now that you know why FedRAMP compliant cloud legal analytics software can boost eDiscovery efficiency, it's time to streamline all points within your legal discovery workflow.

Our cloud solutions for eDiscovery are made to comply with stringent federal regulations for data management. This minimizes the chances of security problems while deploying AI tools to help you manage legal holds and review.

Our team is excited to show you what makes us stand out, so schedule a demo of Reveal's solutions to learn how our platform can help you save time and comply with requests efficiently.