Quick answer: The CMMC deadline for 2026 didn’t disappear. It moved. In July 2026, the Department of War paused the shift to third-party (C3PAO) certification, and DFARS Class Deviation 2026-O0025, […] [...]
Quick answer: The updated 42 CFR Part 2 rule for substance use disorder (SUD) records has been enforceable since February 16, 2026. The HIPAA Privacy Rule coordinated care update is […] [...]
Quick answer: Shadow AI data leakage happens when employees, plugins or AI vendors move sensitive data outside the systems you control, often with no hacker involved. IBM’s Cost of a […] [...]
AI in cybersecurity plays two opposing roles simultaneously. It gives security teams faster threat detection, behavioral analytics, and automated response. It also enables attackers to craft more convincing phishing campaigns, […] [...]
The CMMC Phase II suspension is a July 13, 2026, decision by the Department of War to pause the mandatory third-party certification requirement under the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC […] [...]
The one sentence to read twice: This rule is not yet in effect, and Revision 2 remains the standard your assessment is measured against today. NIST 800-171 Revision 3 has […] [...]
CMMC 2.0 enforcement is no longer theoretical. The final rule is in effect, contract clauses are appearing in solicitations, and the bottleneck for many contractors is not whether they can […] [...]
How to scope, implement, and sustain a compliant cloud enclave — from initial design through long-term certification maintenance If you’re a defense contractor handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), CMMC compliance […] [...]
The window for misreading the cloud shared responsibility model has closed. The CMMC 2.0 final rule is in effect, the implementing DFARS clause is appearing in solicitations, and contracting officers […] [...]
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification has moved from policy debate to contractual reality. The CMMC 2.0 final rule under 32 CFR Part 170 took effect, and the acquisition implementation rule […] [...]