As we have noted, ITAR/EAR compliance in the Cloud focuses on ensuring that applicable technical data is not inadvertently distributed to foreign persons or foreign nations. CMMC compliance focuses on having the proper protocols, security controls, and monitoring in place to mitigate cyberattacks and safeguard sensitive information. At Arena by PTC, security and compliance are shared responsibilities between us, our data center provider, AWS GovCloud (US), and our customers (both administrators and end users).
Arena by PTC has invested in implementation of the PTC Arena Federal Cloud Service Offering (CSO) aligned with the security requirements outlined in the December 21, 2023, Department of Defense memo entitled “Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Moderate Equivalency for Cloud Service Provider’s Cloud Service Offerings.”
Key Business Considerations for ITAR, EAR, and CMMC Compliance
Opportunities and Challenges of Defense Market Entry
A Macro View of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
What ITAR/EAR/CMMC Means for Secure Product Development
The Newfound Benefits of Secure Cloud-Native PLM
How Arena Achieves ITAR/EAR/CMMC Compliance and Business Objectives
How FedRAMP Moderate-Aligned Cloud Solutions Boost Data Security for Defense Manufacturers
Arena Federal is subject to regular independent third‑party assessments, which can help customers assemble evidence for relevant security controls. Customers remain responsible for their overall cybersecurity posture, including scope, policies/procedures, and implementation across people, processes, and technology.
For both defense-related and commercial product advancement, Arena PLM for AWS GovCloud provides a secure platform for unifying your entire product record. Users gain complete visibility and traceability, with support for ITAR/EAR/CMMC compliance at every phase, from requirements management to sustaining high-quality products that endure.
Arena’s multilayered security model translates to significant savings of cost and time for your business since you don’t have to invest in additional IT resources to build a security framework from scratch.
Arena is designed to address complex product realization and supply chain needs for companies of all sizes, from younger fast-growing companies to large global enterprises. Our multi-tenant SaaS cloud-native architecture streamlines regulatory compliance, formalizes design-control processes, and improves both communication and product quality for leading organizations
Business-Ready by DesignArena solves the complexities of PLM with a highly intuitive system that’s easy to provision, set up, configure, and use—no coding necessary.
We have teamed up with best-in-class AWS GovCloud (US) to offer Arena for regulated customers. Arena’s PLM for AWS GovCloud deployment is geographically located within the United States. Continuously audited by accredited third-party assessors, it supports ITAR/EAR compliance with physical and logical administrative access to U.S. citizens only and NIST NP 800-171 Standardized Reference Architecture.
Arena further ensures information security with firm controls on the people, tools, and processes that touch the data and systems. Secure Cloud requires attention to detail, not just in the platform foundation, but in all aspects that impact the system and data. Our approach to security process controls for the regulated environment is consistent with the requirements in NIST and DFARS. It includes employees, vulnerability assessments, internal and third-party audits, security policies and procedures, operational and security monitoring, incident response, and disaster recovery and backup.
