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CMMC Version 0.7 Released

CMMC Version 0.7 Released

The Department of Defense (DoD) Office of the Undersecretary of Defense Acquisition and Sustainment [OUSD(A&S)] released version 0.7 of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification last week. Keeping with the trend...
GCC High Update: EM+S E5 Is Now Fully Available

GCC High Update: EM+S E5 Is Now Fully Available

Microsoft Cloud App Security and Azure Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) is now in general availability. This, combined with Microsoft Defender ATP, rounds out the Enterprise Mobility + Security E5 license.
NIST 800-171 It’s Not Scary, It’s Just Security. Part II – Access Control

NIST 800-171 It’s Not Scary, It’s Just Security. Part II – Access Control

In this blog post, I am going to touch on some of the requirements of NIST 800-171 which we at C3 find our customers have partially fulfilled, or have the...
Our Top Announcements from Microsoft Ignite

Our Top Announcements from Microsoft Ignite

The annual event features a slew of product releases, some of which are rolling out and some of which are “coming soon.” We counted, and there were about 175 separate...
CMMC Version 0.6 Released … Some Initial Thoughts

CMMC Version 0.6 Released … Some Initial Thoughts

Over the last few years, C3 has been tracking the contractor community’s adoption of a variety of new regulations including DFARS 252.204-7012 and NIST 800-171. Each has been met with,...
For those who deserve our utmost respect… 

For those who deserve our utmost respect… 

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Over the next several weeks I will be writing a mini-series on NIST 800-171 and will take the tech talk out of the compliance, and make it, well – not...
C3 Sponsors Kennedy-Krieger Institute Golf Tournament

C3 Sponsors Kennedy-Krieger Institute Golf Tournament

As part of its ongoing commitment to the community around us, the C3 Cares program recently sponsored a charity golf tournament for the Kennedy Krieger Institute.
CMMC Update: Version 0.4 Released

CMMC Update: Version 0.4 Released

On September 4, Version 0.4 of the CMMC was released for comment. While the industry pours over the particulars and submits comments to the DoD, I am going to highlight...
What Are The New Features In GCC High’s Update?

What Are The New Features In GCC High’s Update?

With the end of summer and the turn to fall also comes another release cycle of features and services throughout Microsoft. GCC High is no exception as multiple services are...

Celebrating “Get To Know Your Customer Day” On October 17

13 Ways to Avoid Security Scares
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13 Ways to Avoid Security Scares

October means Halloween and National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. We share 13 tips for staying safe all year.