Trout Software·4h agoIntroducing Open-CMMC: An Open-Source CUI Enclave for CMMCWe’re releasing Open-CMMC, an Apache-2.0 hardened file browser for on-premise CUI storage that covers 72 of 110 NIST SP 800–171 Rev 2…
InWrite A CatalystbySpartan Cyber Security·Oct 21How are you choosing a C3PAO when everyone looks qualified on paper?NIST SP 800–171 expertise. Years of federal contracting experience. On paper, the roughly 100 authorized C3PAOs
Technijian·Oct 20CMMC Readiness Is an Operating Model, Not a Final ExamHow defense suppliers can reduce audit surprises by connecting scope, evidence, identity, and daily work
InMeetCyberbyMike McNelis·Oct 13CMMC Phase 2 Is Paused. Your Legal Exposure Isn’t.For more than a year, November 10, 2026 was the date every defense subcontractor had circled. It was the day CMMC Phase 2 would start…
Zvi Melkman·Oct 7An AI Can Write Your CMMC SSP in Minutes. It Cannot Make It True.What NIST SP 800–171A and DFARS 252.204–7020 actually test, and why the LOGZONE settlement is the template for a plan that reads better…A response icon1A response icon1
Zvi Melkman·Sep 23Microsoft Settled Half the GCC High Debate in 2021. The Other Half Is Export Control.Commercial, GCC, or GCC High for CUI: what DFARS 7012 and Microsoft’s own statements actually say.A response icon1A response icon1
Zvi Melkman·Sep 15SPRS Stores Three Dates for Your NIST 800–171 Score. Only One Ever Turns Red.The one that can end up in a DOJ press release is one of the other two.A response icon1A response icon1
Zvi Melkman·Sep 7The DoD Incident Reporting Portal in Your Response Plan Was Retired 15 Months Ago.DIBNet is gone, the 72-hour clock in DFARS 252.204–7012 is not, and the credential you need to file cannot be obtained mid-incident.A response icon1A response icon1
Zvi Melkman·Sep 6Your SPRS Score Can Go Up Fast. That Is Exactly the Problem.Two DOJ settlements were built on scores that moved, or refused to move, without evidence behind them. How to raise yours so the jump reads…A response icon1A response icon1
Zvi Melkman·Sep 3The Next CMMC Date Isn’t a Deadline. It’s a Report.The Reform Task Force owes its findings this month. Here is what it can change, and what it can’t.A response icon1A response icon1
