For MSPs supporting defense contractors, federal agencies, and cloud service providers, 2026 marks a turning point when most regulatory bodies expect architecture, compliance, and service delivery to align. This is made even more readily apparent with changes in federal requirements. The DoD’s phased rollout of CMMC and FedRAMP 20x are clear signal that the government… Read More

The move to continuous controls monitoring is quickly becoming the baseline expectation for how security and compliance programs operate, particularly in cloud-first, identity-driven environments. What was once framed as “continuous compliance” or “real-time assurance” has now become a necessity driven by how risk and regulations actually function.  

GRC has always been at the forefront of innovation, having to respond to the latest and most creative threats. Artificial intelligence is simply forcing innovation to become faster. Moreso, it’s forcing us to rethink what GRC actually is now and into the next decade.  AI-driven GRC is emerging as the next operating paradigm built on… Read More

With the January 2026 release of multiple RFCs tied to the FedRAMP Authorization Act, the program is shifting from incremental process tweaks to structural modernization. This has been on the horizon for a while now, with the announcement of the FedRAMP 20x program. But this string of RFCs signals that the program is finalizing the… Read More

This shift to identity-based security has had major implications for compliance. Frameworks like FedRAMP, CMMC, and NIST 800-series controls all rely on strong identity practices. Yet areas like Identity Assurance remain a consistent challenge. Many organizations assume that if a user can log in with MFA, their identity is secure. In reality, authentication only proves… Read More

The core HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules were written in a very different era, before cloud computing, large-scale data exchange, and ransomware became a systemic risk to healthcare. While there have been updates to address the digital age (namely, HITECH), there are still gaps in HIPAA’s approach to distributed cloud systems.   The latest round of… Read More

As regulatory scrutiny is increasing, customers are more demanding, and security failures carry reputational and financial consequences that far outweigh the cost of prevention. In response, Managed Service Providers are redefining their role. Instead of offering compliance as a one-off consulting engagement, they are transforming it into a repeatable, scalable managed service. This is an… Read More

Passwordless authentication is a potential lynchpin for organizations struggling with identity as their security perimeter. While neither FedRAMP nor CMMC explicitly mandates passwordless technologies, both frameworks set requirements and outcomes that passwordless authentication can meet. For organizations operating in regulated environments, especially those handling government data or CUI, passwordless authentication is no longer an emerging… Read More

When U.S. officials began publicly discussing the threat actor known as Salt Typhoon, it was clear this was something beyond mere disorganized attacks. But for compliance leaders, the more important question was how a campaign of this scale could operate for so long within systems that were supposed to be compliant? At the center of… Read More

CISA’s Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPGs) reflect the federal government’s effort to raise the baseline for basic cybersecurity effectiveness. CPG 2.0 breaks away from the idea of a strict framework, instead establishing a strategic, outcome-driven baseline for cybersecurity performance that cuts across industries, operating environments, and organizational maturity levels. For CISOs, CIOs, and compliance officers,… Read More

CISA’s Industry Engagement Platform (IEP) signals a meaningful shift in how that relationship works. While the platform is not a compliance or procurement system it represents something arguably more useful: a formalized, structured mechanism for continuous engagement between CISA and the private sector. For organizations operating in regulated environments, particularly those subject to FedRAMP, CMMC,… Read More

There isn’t a country-wide privacy law in the U.S., much to the chagrin of states and American businesses that thrive on clarity. While frameworks like GovRAMP exist, they aren’t enforced by the government and serve more as a blueprint than a law. Now, however, state-level privacy regulation has begun to fill the gap. With multiple… Read More