Threat actors are leveraging AI for everything from hyper-realistic phishing schemes to deepfake impersonations, synthetic identity creation, and autonomous intrusion attempts. While this is a threat to your own organization, it’s also opening up threats in the supply chain.  These attacks don’t arise in a vacuum. They often exploit vulnerabilities within an organization’s third-party vendor… Read More

GRC evolves… and the companies using GRC solutions must also evolve. With regulatory frameworks, business risks, and technology constantly changing, it’s basically a necessity at this point to use more advanced tools just to stay in front of requirements and threats. And now, AI is pushing that evolution into overdrive. This article explores how AI… Read More

For companies within the federal sector, especially small to mid-sized businesses, the push toward compliance is not just a regulatory burden but an operational necessity. CMMC is one of these challenging frameworks, and these businesses are finding that alignment with CMMC is a tricky proposition. Meeting the stringent demands of CMMC requires a robust and… Read More

For organizations in the Defense Industrial Base, CMMC readiness is an immediate mandate to line up security requirements across the digital supply chain. With the DoD’s final rule now in effect, companies must treat compliance as a strategic business imperative. Delaying readiness is risky, if not business-ending, and could result in loss of contracts. Here,… Read More

Modern threats go beyond exploiting technical vulnerabilities; they target gaps in how organizations govern themselves, plan strategically, and maintain operational resilience. Risk management has never been more important than now, and this is especially true when facing ransomware and advanced persistent threats.  Cybersecurity hasn’t been an isolated issue for years, and most compliance leaders realize… Read More

Choosing and implementing a GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) solution isn’t just another IT project. It’s a strategic shift—one that touches almost every part of your organization, from security and compliance to HR, legal, and vendor management. When done right, adopting a GRC platform streamlines operations, reduces risk exposure, and puts compliance teams in the… Read More

Service Organization Control (SOC) compliance is a voluntary compliance framework created by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) to help financial institutions better manage security, risk and data management. Over time, several different audits and reports based on SOC have emerged, the most popular of which is SOC 2. The SOC 2 audit process is… Read More

Organizations in regulated industries can’t just meet security standards; they need to predict them one, three, or five years down the road. The ability to predict, measure, and manage risks is becoming a core competency, and Key Risk Indicators are foundational to this effort. Key Risk Indicators, when properly developed, empower organizations to move from… Read More

The way we work has changed dramatically, and so have the challenges of maintaining compliance within your organization. With teams working from everywhere, data residing in the cloud, and regulations becoming increasingly complex by the day, the traditional approach to network security no longer suffices. Enter Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), a game-changing approach that… Read More

The cybersecurity landscape for Department of Defense contractors is evolving rapidly. As the CMMC program rolls out, organizations are wrestling with a tough question: how do we meet these demanding requirements while actually building security that works? Here’s where Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) comes into play. It’s a complete shift from the old “castle and… Read More

The way we think about cybersecurity has changed, but too many organizations still treat it like it hasn’t. If you’re working with a managed service provider, it’s easy to assume there’s a clear line between what you’re responsible for and what they own. However, as your environment becomes increasingly hybrid, cloud-native, and interconnected, those lines… Read More

Federal contractors and cloud service providers face an increasingly complex web of compliance requirements. Two frameworks dominate this landscape: CMMC and FedRAMP. This challenge hits hardest for organizations serving multiple federal sectors or providing both traditional contracting services and cloud solutions. These companies must navigate overlapping requirements, duplicate their documentation efforts, and maintain separate compliance… Read More