Does my IT Managed Service Provider need to comply with CMMC?

Most small business Department of Defense (DoD) contractors do not have the resources to hire a full-time IT staff, which is why we typically look

May 11, 2022

The importance of network time synchronization in CMMC

A month or so ago all of my multifactor authentication tokens for my administrator access to our Totem servers suddenly stopped working. All of them.

April 20, 2022

CMMC compliance for manufacturers: our recommendations

Over the past five years, we’ve helped over a hundred small business Defense Industrial Base (DIB) manufacturers meet their obligations to secure Federal Contract Information

March 3, 2022

Know Your Assets: The first step in building a cybersecurity program

With the recently announced Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) version 2.0, many of us within the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) are beginning to turn our

February 17, 2022

The importance of cybersecurity user training in NIST 800-171

We’ve made the assertion in our Totem Top 10 that, after you have gathered a complete inventory of all your IT system assets and identified

January 13, 2022

What the CMMC Scoping Guide means for small businesses

The DoD Industrial Base (DIB) has long awaited guidance on what IT system components are in scope for cybersecurity protections under the National Institutes of

December 10, 2021

Notes from CMMC-AB’s November 2021 Town Hall

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program began with the ambitious goal of introducing compliance and oversight to roughly 300,000 defense contractors. Not surprisingly, this

December 6, 2021

An overview of CMMC 2.0

On November 4th, 2021, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced major changes to the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). This announcement described a transition of

November 23, 2021

CMMC Updates Announced by DoD great for Small Business Contractors

On 4 November, the DoD announced significant CMMC updates, by publishing a new model — “CMMC 2.0” — on a revamped website, and outlining a

November 5, 2021

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