More Small Defense Contractors Are Reconsidering Full GCC High Migrations The DoD’s recent CMMC reset is reinforcing a question many organizations were already beginning to ask: Are we solving the actual problem, or are we reacting to fear? Something interesting is happening inside the Defense Industrial Base. Long before the Department of Defense announced its […]
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CMMC Phase II Pause: What Defense Contractors Need to Know The Department of Defense Has Announced It Is Pausing Implementation of CMMC On July 13, 2026, the Department of Defense announced that it is pausing implementation of CMMC Phase II while it conducts a 60-day review of the program. Watch the live announcement here: DVIDS – Video […]
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New Book Challenges Decades of Conventional Cybersecurity Thinking Cyber Defense Advisors CEO Francis Schmuff Says the Industry’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Technology—It’s Contradictory Advice What if two cybersecurity experts could give completely opposite recommendations… and both be right? That’s the provocative question posed in The Dirty Little Contradictions of Cybersecurity, the newly released book by Francis […]
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As AI Becomes Business-Critical, Hidden Security & Governance Risks Are Emerging Organizations are rapidly adopting generative AI to boost productivity. But many have yet to answer a more fundamental question: Is their AI platform secure, governable, and aligned with their long-term strategy? One employee uses AI to summarize reports. Another drafts customer emails. Engineers rely […]
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