Mind the Gaps: CMMC Compliance by the Numbers

For more than two years now, we’ve been issuing regular reminders about mandatory CMMC compliance for organizations handling federal contract information (FCI) or controlled unclassified information (CUI). We’ve followed the long and winding journey of the CMMC rule from proposal to revision to adoption as the law of the land. While some may view CMMC […]

What Time Is It? CMMC Time.

On December 16, the final CMMC 2.0 rule went into effect. As you know, CMMC 2.0 is an updated cybersecurity standard affecting those organizations that handle federal contract information (FCI) or controlled unclassified information (CUI), as well as their subcontractors. While there has been some discussion over whether the rule will change as a new […]

It’s Happening: CMMC Rule Submitted for Final Review

Showing surprising speed for anything governmental, the Department of Defense (DoD) has submitted the CMMC 2.0 program rule and supporting documentation to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. What that means to affected companies is that the window to achieve compliance is a shorter one than had been anticipated. Demonstrating the urgency required by […]

CMMC 2.0 Compliance: Avoid These 5 Errors

As CMMC 2.0 moves towards implementation, more and more companies are facing the need to achieve compliance. If you’re new to CMMC, it’s a framework designed to protect sensitive unclassified information from the ever-increasing threat of cyberattacks. The government has recognized that not only its own assets, but those of connected vendors – and their […]

<strong>HIPAA Rule Changes for 2023</strong>

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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, better known as HIPAA, has been with us for more than a quarter century now. Enacted in 1996, HIPAA’s original intent was to increase the number of Americans with health coverage and to make health care delivery more efficient. Much of that original intent, of course, was supplanted […]