Simply having GCC High, GCC, or Azure Government does not meet any compliance framework all by itself. This should go without saying, but NO platform comes out-of-the-box compliant. No matter which cloud you are in, you must build upon their…
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One of the most common questions we receive is “Which cloud is right for us?”. Understanding the differences between Commercial, GCC and GCC High Microsoft 365 environments is important, and almost directly aligns to your compliance needs. Before making the…
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How to get Microsoft Validation for GCC High Beginning your move from Microsoft 365 Commercial to GCC High starts with the validation process, a fairly straight-forward three step process. Requesting Validation – Contact Microsoft to request validation as a Category 3…
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What is CMMC? CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) is a DoD unified cybersecurity framework intended to provide a security standard focused on reducing the exfiltration of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) from the defense industrial base. CMMC combines various cybersecurity standards…
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ITAR, DFARS, DIB, CMMI, CMMC, FCI, CUI, GCC, ATP, AOS-G. After a few months of working in any specialized area, particularly within the DoD, or IT arenas, you become desensitized to the constant flow of acronyms and initialisms. When seeking…
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The Department of Defense has just released Version 1.0 of CMMC, the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. It will provide the basis for ensuring compliance under DFARS (Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement). It replaces the Version 0.7 draft, which was…
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If you work in government cloud contracting, you already know about the recent JEDI contract award. Over $10 billion in one contract and there are many more large contracts in the works. What does this mean for government contractors? What other contracts…
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Many of the biggest risks in cloud usage have to do with compliance requirements. The penalties for being lax about privacy, security, and data protection include huge fines and the loss of business privileges. Businesses working with information covered by…
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Are you wondering how to meet NIST compliance in Office 365?? As NIST CSF versions 1.1. rolls out and private and government agencies around the world race towards compliance, figuring out how to leverage all available tools to immediately get…
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UPDATE: The DOD is planning to introduce the new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Compliance framework(CMMC) in 2020. To say that cybersecurity is a pressing issue in the government space would be an understatement. As the government comes under scrutiny for security,…
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UPDATE: The DOD’s JEDI Project has been awarded! By now, most of you have heard about the DOD’s $10 billion JEDI project. The Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure Project (or JEDI) is the DOD’s hyper-competitive contract aimed at creating a “global, resilient, secure” cloud environment…
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On May 13th, the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) released Analysis Report AR19-133A, “Microsoft Office 365 Security Observations”. This release identifies security issues found in Office 365 tenants deployed by third-party consultants….
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