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CMMC Update- April 2022
Do you have to comply with CMMC? Here is an update with the current status of things – along with a little history – as of today. Audio Video
Security News Update for March 9, 2025
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NIST SP 800-171 Update for July 2023
800-171 is the government’s chosen cybersecurity standard for protecting controlled unclassified information (CUI) and is the standard is required by a number of government departments and by private industry as a matter of contract for protecting sensitive unclassified information. Learn more about this new version of the standard here.
Security News Update for December 29, 2024
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Defense Contractor Settles False Claims Act Suit
The feds sued MORSECorp under the False Claims Act alleging that they lied about their NIST 800-171/CMMC compliance, posted false SPRS scores and generally inflated their cybersecurity readiness. The DoJ is rumored to be working on anywhere from dozens to hundreds of these cases. They have an entire division called the Cyber Civil Fraud Initiative…