Regulatory guidance, assessment prep, and compliance analysis for the Defense Industrial Base and public sector.
Laws & Executive OrdersDHS orders removal of DeepSeek products from federal networks, emphasizing the need for robust supply chain risk management in government IT procurement.
Configuration & Endpoint SecurityThe FBI and U.S. Secret Service have confirmed a major cybersecurity breach: over 86,644 Fortinet FortiGate firewalls across 194 countries were compromised in a single coordinated attack. If your orga
Supply Chain Risk ManagementWhat Happened The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Department of Defense s designation of Anthropic as a supply-chain risk in September 2026. This designation, effective since March, bars DOD
CMMC & DIB AssessmentThe Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program presents a challenge for small defense contractors. You need the certification to compete for Department of Defense (DoD) contracts, but a
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Cryptography & EncryptionYou ve got until Dec. 31, 2030, to transition high-value assets to post-quantum cryptographic keys, and until the end of 2031 for PQC digital signatures. That sounds like plenty of time. It s not. The
Supply Chain Risk ManagementOn August 26, 2026, Australian Federal Police arrested Ruben Ian Thomson and Louis Michael Gaebler, alleged leaders of TeamPCP, a cybercrime group that compromised over 1,000 organizations through sof
Supply Chain Risk ManagementThe TeamPCP arrests in August 2026 exposed a supply chain attack that potentially compromised more than 1,000 organizations and exposed over 500,000 credentials. The group s method, injecting credenti
Configuration & Endpoint SecuritySupply chain risk managers often treat CISA s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog like optional reading. That s a problem. When CISA adds new vulnerabilities to the KEV Catalog and reinforces them
Supply Chain Risk ManagementThe Challenge The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) faces a common issue in defense programs: supply chain risks often remain hidden until they disrupt schedules. Critical threats and single-point-
CMMC & DIB AssessmentThe suspension of CMMC Phase II third-party assessment requirements on July 13, 2026, presents a pivotal decision for defense contractors. You must decide whether to continue toward formal CMMC Level
