Streamline your POAM with Standardized Templates The Totem cybersecurity blog recently introduced Plans of Action and Milestones (POAMs), which
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We've noticed some confusion from our clients stemming from the various ways the DoD uses the term "Basic" in conjunction with its supply chain
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How to proceed as a DoD Contractor if we must satisfy NIST 800-171 cybersecurity requirements? If you’ve determined that your organization is
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Discovering Cyber Attacks We’ve performed multiple cybersecurity assessments over the past two years, across two industry sectors: DoD
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Is your small business a hacker's dream? While you may think you’re too small to catch the attention of hackers, the statistics tell a different
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Proacte vs. Reactive Cybersecurity The Totem approach to cyber defense is based on a philosophy of empowerment instead of fear. We view the
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Why is Separation of Duties difficult to implement for small businesses? During a webinar I gave, in partnership with the Veterans In Business
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Many of us in the DoD contracting world have been working over the past year from the DRAFT versions of the NIST 800-171 A, Assessing Security