Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act: Here’s the Cliff Notes

by John Verry | Apr 23, 2021 | Privacy

Reading Time: 3 minutes The new Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) became law on March 2, 2021, making Virginia the second state after California to enact a comprehensive privacy law. While CDPA substantially resembles the California Consumer...

Battle of the Cyber Standards – Which Will Thrive, Survive or Take a Dive?

by Andrea VanSeveren | Apr 17, 2021 | Government

Reading Time: 2 minutes A wise man once said that the only thing worse than too little information security guidance is too much information security guidance. With the US Department of Defense (DoD)’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) now...

What Do We REALLY Need to Do to Get CMMC Level 1 Certified?

by Andrea VanSeveren | Apr 16, 2021 | Government

Reading Time: 4 minutes The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) standard from the US Department of Defense (DoD) will impact hundreds of thousands of organizations over the next few years—and not just within the defense industrial base (DIB)....

3 Ways to Know If You Should Worry about CMMC Level 1

by Andrea VanSeveren | Apr 15, 2021 | Government

Reading Time: 4 minutes The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) standard from the US Department of Defense (DoD) will impact hundreds of thousands of organizations over the next few years—not just within the defense industrial base (DIB), but...

What’s the Difference between Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and Federal Contract Information (FCI)?

by Andrea VanSeveren | Apr 14, 2021 | Government

Reading Time: 3 minutes The new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) framework from the US Department of Defense (DoD) is arguably the most influential information security standard ever developed—and it’s barely out of the gate. During the...