"In general, the greatest data security risk is posed to organizations by insiders…If they want to steal it or leak it, they can usually do so with far greater ease than outsiders.” ~ Joseph Steinberg, Cybersecurity Expert, Author, Entrepreneur Insider breaches account for 30 percent of all...

The Department of Defense (DoD) rolled out its new cybersecurity framework, the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), in June 2020 to augment the department’s data protection efforts throughout its supply chain. However, because CMMC will require five years to be fully implemented, the DoD instituted...

Guest blog by Jason Boney, Head of Sales at Cysurance In today’s connected world, standalone cyber liability insurance offers valuable protection to almost any client, regardless of their business. If your clients have a website, a corporate network, social media accounts and email, or if they...

What Is CMMC? The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is a new five-level cybersecurity framework that contractors must attain if they want to do business with the Department of Defense (DoD). To comply, defense contractors must engage with an independent, certified third-party assessor to verify...

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) supply chain is an interconnected ecosystem of agencies, partners, contractors and subcontractors. This increased collaboration obliges government entities to operate beyond their protected IT environments. Working in cyber infrastructures of unknown security and maturity amplifies risks to the department’s...

As more organizations upload their data into cloud computing environments, MSPs should look to evolve their traditional cybersecurity practices accordingly. They must shift focus from primarily on-premise security to services that also protect hybrid and pure-cloud networks. Microsoft's cloud platform, Azure, has grown 59 percent in...