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How Does Vulnerability Scanning Keep My Company Compliant?

How Does Vulnerability Scanning Keep My Company Compliant?

February, 2022 | Foster Charles

Maintaining compliance with government regulations can be daunting for many companies. This is especially true when it comes to the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), which requires [...]

What Security Services Are Necessary to Be Compliant with CMMC 2.0?

What Security Services Are Necessary to Be Compliant with CMMC 2.0?

February, 2022 | Foster Charles

On November 4, 2021, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced a massive overhaul of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC 1.0) program. The new framework, dubbed CMMC 2.0, is still [...]

Your Top 5 CMMC 2.0 Questions Answered

Your Top 5 CMMC 2.0 Questions Answered

January, 2022 | Foster Charles

The Department of Defense’s (DoD) announcement of revamping their Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program has left many contractors trying to understand how the update will affect [...]

What Companies Should Know About the DoD’s CMMC Update

What Companies Should Know About the DoD’s CMMC Update

January, 2022 | Foster Charles

On November 4, 2021, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced several changes to the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, now referred to as CMMC 1.0. CMMC 2.0, the updated [...]

CMMC 2.0: What's In The New Version?

CMMC 2.0: What's In The New Version?

November, 2021 | Foster Charles

Last week, the U.S. Department of Defense came out with updates to CMMC the framework. The aim of the updates, labeled "CMMC 2.0", is to provide strategic direction following an internal program [...]

Should Your Company Be Preparing for CMMC Compliance?

Should Your Company Be Preparing for CMMC Compliance?

October, 2020 | Foster Charles

For many contractors working for the Department of Defense (DoD), the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is nothing more than just another headache. Adopting a new set of cybersecurity [...]

CMMC Application Deadline Readiness Checklist: What You Need Completed Now

CMMC Application Deadline Readiness Checklist: What You Need Completed Now

October, 2020 | Foster Charles

Cyberattacks pose a serious threat to national security, and defense contractors should start preparing now for the new wave of legislation being introduced to guard against those threats. With CMMC [...]

How Your Business Can Prepare for DoD CMMC Certification by 2021

How Your Business Can Prepare for DoD CMMC Certification by 2021

October, 2020 | Foster Charles

The Department of Defense (DoD) is expecting all companies working in its industrial base to comply with the requirements of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Version 1.0 by next [...]

Is Your Company Ready To Pass a CMMC Compliance Audit?

Is Your Company Ready To Pass a CMMC Compliance Audit?

October, 2020 | Foster Charles

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is a unified cybersecurity standard for protecting controlled unclassified information (CUI) pertaining to the Department of Defense. The DoD has [...]

5 Things DoD contractors need to do before the CMMC compliance deadline

5 Things DoD contractors need to do before the CMMC compliance deadline

October, 2020 | Foster Charles

The official CMMC requirements, released in January 2020, specifies that organizations in the defense supply chain will need a third-party security assessment before they are awarded a certification. [...]

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