Regulatory guidance, assessment prep, and compliance analysis for the Defense Industrial Base and public sector.
Continuous MonitoringYour agency probably collects more security logs than you can use and monitors fewer critical events than you should. CISA s new logging guidance addresses a problem that has persisted across federal
Laws & Executive OrdersThe 48 CFR rule published on September 10, 2025, means CMMC requirements start appearing in DoD solicitations and contracts on November 10, 2025. You re not preparing for a future requirement anymore.
FedRAMP ProgramUnderstanding the FedRAMP High Shortfall Federal agencies spent $11 billion on cloud services in 2024, with 40% supporting high-impact systems crucial for national security, law enforcement, emergency
FedRAMP ProgramUnderstanding the New FedRAMP Labels Imagine you re in a procurement meeting, and someone questions whether a cloud service labeled FedRAMP Moderate is now Class C or if the baseline has changed entir
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FedRAMP ProgramScope This guide explains the outcome of RFC-0021 and the changes to FedRAMP Marketplace requirements, effective in the FedRAMP Consolidated Rules for 2026 (CR26). Use this when evaluating your listin
FedRAMP ProgramWhat Happened On February 25, 2026, FedRAMP sent an urgent directive to every cloud service provider in its marketplace. CISA Emergency Directive 26-03 demanded immediate action to mitigate vulnerabil
FedRAMP ProgramYou re already hearing the pitch: use your SOC 2 Type II, get a Class A FedRAMP Certification, and skip the expensive assessment grind. It sounds efficient, but it s leading compliance teams into plan
FedRAMP ProgramWhen CISA issues an emergency directive, your response time is measured in days, not weeks. FedRAMP s directive regarding CISA V1: ED 25-03 requires cloud service providers to identify and mitigate po
FedRAMP ProgramThe updated FedRAMP Incident Communication Procedures take effect on July 4, 2026, for new certifications and January 1, 2027, for existing ones. If you re still drafting incident notifications manual
FedRAMP ProgramWhy This Matters Now FedRAMP will stop accepting new Rev5 Certification requests on June 11, 2027. If you re operating a FedRAMP Rev5-authorized cloud service, there s a hard deadline: your first inde
FedRAMP ProgramCISA s Binding Operational Directive 26-04 has accelerated FedRAMP s vulnerability management timeline by nine months. If your team is still relying on monthly vulnerability scans as a form of continu
FedRAMP ProgramFedRAMP s move to machine-readable packages under Rev5 has divided cloud providers. Some see it as a necessary modernization to reduce long-term burdens. Others, who ve invested heavily in manual proc
FedRAMP ProgramThe FedRAMP Consolidated Rules for 2026 remove the agency sponsorship requirement, introducing new certification paths that let you use existing assessments. If you ve delayed entering the federal mar
Laws & Executive OrdersScope This guide outlines the assessment, inventory, and standardization requirements introduced by National Security Presidential Memorandum 12 (NSPM-12) for agencies operating National Security Syst
FedRAMP ProgramThe FedRAMP Consolidated Rules published on June 24, 2026, didn t break any systems or leak data. No agency lost access to critical services. However, if your team treats regulatory overhauls as mere
Identity & Access ManagementThe General Services Administration (GSA) is updating the Federal Identity, Credential and Access Management framework and expanding the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 201 Evaluation
Supply Chain Risk ManagementThe White House is revamping how agencies report cyber supply chain risks, with new metrics soon prioritizing adversarial threats before they infiltrate government systems. If your team conducts suppl
FedRAMP ProgramYour security team might think they re ready for FedRAMP 20x. They ve studied the guidance, mapped the new controls, and budgeted for additional scanning tools. But if compliance is still isolated fro
Cloud Security & ProvidersWhen Microsoft patched CVE-2026-69836 server-side and told you no action required, your compliance obligations didn t disappear with the vulnerability. The CVSS 10.0 remote code execution flaw in Entr
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
