DOD Announces Major CMMC Changes
DOD Announces Major CMMC Changes CMMC 2.0 reduces the levels within the program from five to three, but there is still a big opportunity for MSPs. As predicted, on November 4, the United States Department …
MSPs Must Comply with CMMC
MSPs Must Comply with CMMC Now that new guidance from the DoD makes that clear, will MSPs run and hide, or achieve compliance to earn bigger profits? On December 3, 2021, the Department of Defense …
Federal Government Hands MSPs Big Opportunities
Federal Government Hands MSPs Big Opportunities HIPAA Safe Harbor law and DoD’s CMMC interim rule offer huge financial incentives for shoring up cybersecurity — which means cost justification for hiring MSPs. The federal government is …
CMMC Growing Pains … or More?
CMMC Growing Pains … or More? Helping SMBs implement NIST 800-171’s 110 cybersecurity controls can be very profitable now; whatever comes of CMMC will also provide opportunities. The planned Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements …
Data Protection Extends Beyond CUI
Don’t Forget YOUR Data Deserves Protection, Too I’ll never forget showing a business executive some partially redacted Social Security Numbers we found on his HR manager’s unencrypted desktop computer. He exclaimed, “THAT’S MY SOCIAL SECURITY …
CMMC EXPLAINED - And What it Means for MSPs
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION by Mike Semel, CMMC-AB Registered Practitioner The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is the new cybersecurity framework for defense contractors that is being rolled out over five years. In the …
CMMC Will Take 5 Years but the DFARS Interim Rule is Here Now
New Department of Defense Cybersecurity Regulations by Mike Semel, CMMC-AB Registered Practitioner CMMC – the new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) for the Defense Supply Chain (DSC) is being rolled out over five years. In …
Don’t Let Shadow IT Kill Your Business
Don’t Let Shadow IT Kill Your Business by Mike Semel, Certified Security Compliance Specialist In just seconds an employee can move your most sensitive data to an unauthorized cloud service, outside of your control, meaning …
A 12-Step Program to Fix New COVID-19 Cybersecurity Risks
by Mike Semel - published at April 15, 2020 You built a strong IT security environment based on people working from your offices, including firewalls, endpoint protection, access controls, and automated processes that align with …