All posts by Akiva Clark

Summary of Changes to CMMC with Release of v0.7

Summary of Changes to CMMC with Release of v0.7

Draft 0.7 of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) framework was released today by USD(A&S). Our initial takeaways regarding the changes from v0.6 to v0.7 are: There was no change to the number of domains, but additional capabilities were added to the following domains: There were no changes to the practices in Level 1. Three […]

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Initial Thoughts on Draft CMMC Model v0.6

Initial Thoughts on Draft CMMC Model v0.6

After a public review of Draft CMMC v0.4 (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) framework and assessment of the feedback, the USD(A&S) (Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment) has released v0.6. It comes with a number of interesting and unexpected changes. Summary of Changes One whole domain (Cybersecurity Governance) was removed and […]

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The #1 Method You Can Implement Right Now to Vastly Improve Your Cybersecurity Defense

The #1 Method You Can Implement Right Now to Vastly Improve Your Cybersecurity Defense

According to the 2019 CyberEdge Cyberthreat Defense Report,  91% of attacks against small- to medium-sized businesses start with some form of phishing or delivery of the attack vector via email. Defending and monitoring your email with advanced email protection, a multi-pronged approach that uses both static and dynamic defenses to block malicious email, is vital. […]

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