The CMMC 2.0 Pause: Why Defense Contractors Shouldn’t Stop Building Now
On July 13, 2026, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced the immediate suspension of CMMC Phase II requirements,...
Is being compliant the same as being secure? If you're meeting all the requirements, are you adequately protected? This week, the guys discuss the differences, nuances and overlaps between cybersecurity and compliance, plus how you can simplify alignment to multiple compliance requirements.
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SOPHOS RELEASES ITS ANNUAL THREAT REPORT – IT ISN’T PRETTY
CYBERSECURITY INCIDENTS COSTING SOME COMPANIES OVER $100 MILLION
Zero-day Bug in All Windows Versions Gets Free Unofficial Patch
CISA ANNOUNCES NEW CYBERSECURITY PLAYBOOK
How We Broke the Cloud With Two Lines of Code: The Full Story of Chaosdb
Murder-for-Hire, Money Laundering, and More: How Organized Criminals Work Online
Threat Spotlight: Bait attacks
MacOS Zero-Day Used in Watering-Hole Attacks
Organizations More Susceptible to Ransomware Attacks During Weekends and Holidays
On July 13, 2026, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced the immediate suspension of CMMC Phase II requirements,...
If you’re an IT leader who just received a risk assessment report that’s 40 pages long with a list of findings you’re not...
If your organization is using—or planning to use—generative AI tools, you’re already carrying new risk. The major risks...
SOC 2 is an auditing standard that verifies how your organization protects customer data. It comes in two forms: