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DFARS Clause 252.204-7012: Is Your Personnel Security Up to Par?

DFARS Clause 252.204-7012: Is Your Personnel Security Up to Par?

May, 2021 | Foster Charles

There’s a wide range of cybersecurity tools that organizations can use to reduce the risks of data compromise. However, there’s an equally wide variety of cyberthreats, and staying ahead of these [...]

DFARS 252.204-7012: What are the best ways to protect media and CUI?

DFARS 252.204-7012: What are the best ways to protect media and CUI?

May, 2021 | Foster Charles

The DFARS 252.204-7012 clause sets high standards governing the protection, sanitization, and secure destruction of controlled unclassified information (CUI). Compliance is mandatory for any [...]

DFARS 252.204-7012: Tips for making sure your IT maintenance is up to standard

DFARS 252.204-7012: Tips for making sure your IT maintenance is up to standard

May, 2021 | Charles IT

Unscheduled downtime costs businesses millions of dollars every year, but lost productivity is not the only threat. Maintaining the integrity of any information-bearing system is also essential for [...]

DFARS 252.204-7012: Why a Proactive Incident Response Plan Is Crucial

DFARS 252.204-7012: Why a Proactive Incident Response Plan Is Crucial

May, 2021 | Foster Charles

Organizations should not wait for a security incident to happen before developing an incident response (IR) plan. Some organizations, however, neglect to develop an IR plan due to plain old [...]

DFARS 252.204-7012: Key Identification and Authentication Protocols

DFARS 252.204-7012: Key Identification and Authentication Protocols

May, 2021 | Charles IT

Identification and authentication is one of the central pillars of any cybersecurity strategy, and it is essential to achieving compliance with the DFARS 252.204-7012 clause. Based on NIST SP 800 [...]

DFARS 252.204-7012: Are you equipped for configuration management?

DFARS 252.204-7012: Are you equipped for configuration management?

May, 2021 | Charles IT

Configuration management is one of the 14 control families covered under the NIST SP 800 171 cybersecurity framework. Adherence to the globally recognized standard is an essential part of achieving [...]

DFARS 252.204-7012: How do your accountability standards measure up?

DFARS 252.204-7012: How do your accountability standards measure up?

May, 2021 | Sal Marino

When a data breach occurs, one of the first things business leaders tend to think about is who or what to blame. This can be a difficult question to answer, in which case the blame will likely shift [...]

DFARS 252.204-7012: Could a lack of training be putting you at risk?

DFARS 252.204-7012: Could a lack of training be putting you at risk?

May, 2021 | Foster Charles

Most people still think of cybersecurity as a technical challenge and that only the IT department needs to worry about it. This widespread misconception is exactly the reason why employees are often [...]

DFARS 252.204-7012: How effective are your access controls?

DFARS 252.204-7012: How effective are your access controls?

May, 2021 | Foster Charles

Access control is one of the fourteen groups of information security requirements specified by the NIST 800-171 standard. The standard aims to set a baseline for controlling access to any sensitive [...]

5 Common Misconceptions About Managed Service Providers

5 Common Misconceptions About Managed Service Providers

December, 2020 | Foster Charles

Admittedly, not all managed service providers (MSPs) are created equal. As is the case in any industry, there are both good and bad options. Making the right choices depends on extensive research, as [...]

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