CMVP

FIPS Validated Encryption

Throughout the CMMC Practices are references for using FIPS validated encryption to protect the storage and transmission of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).  If you search the CMMC Assessment Guide “FIPS-validated” comes up 22 times!  SC.3L2-3.13.11 specifically states that companies must

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Breaking Down CUI Requirements within Government Contracts

The Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.204-7012 clause – ah, we all know it well. It’s the government contract language that requires the safeguarding of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). As we also know well, mandating required action is one

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Mike Snyder

Mike Snyder Joins Monarch as Senior Advisor

Portland, Maine [March 1, 2024] – Monarch ISC today formally announced that Michael Snyder, CISM®, CMMC-CA, CMMC-PI, has joined the company as a Senior Advisor. Mike is well-known in the cybersecurity industry as the principal curricula developer for the CMMC Accreditation

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CMMC Update

Late in December 2023, the Department of Defense released its much-anticipated draft rule for CMMC. We are at the end of the 60-day period for interested parties to submit comments back to the DoD. An additional 90-day period will follow,

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Data Breach: Anatomy of One Company’s Response

If the trend continues, 2023 will become another year of over 1,000 publicly reported data breaches. According to the IT Governance Blog (itgovernance.co.uk), this translates to over five billion compromised data records. The breaches number will undoubtedly continue in number

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