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Check out the #pressrelease from Stephen O'Malley regarding the #NIST #cybersecurity #CSF 2.0 draft and the wonderful things we are doing at J.S. Held LLC, ranging from #incidentresponse #eDiscovery #digitalforensics #dataanalytics #privacy #informationgovernance #penetrationtesting and so much more!

Did you miss out on our webinar with Dave Kelly and Dr. Dave Schippers, Sc.D., CISSP last week? Don't worry. Our team and Walsh College have you covered. Watch the full recording and gain: - An understanding of current cyber threats - Concrete action steps to achieve improved cyberhealth - Access to cyber tools and resources to help support their IT teams

Bringing Identity and Security Together: InCommon’s 2023 Cybersecurity Cooperation Exercise | https://buff.ly/479Ai1s On November 17–23, 2023, 16 university, federation, and government security teams came together to participate in InCommon’s second annual cybersecurity cooperation exercise and practice using the REFEDS Sirtfi framework in a scripted scenario. Sirtfi is part of InCommon’s baseline expectations. In addition to InCommon organizations, the exercise saw participation from the Australian Access Federation and the Research and Education Advanced Network New Zealand. To learn more about the specific scenario, the challenges faced, and the key takeaways from the exercise, continue reading the following article:

Starting this month the DoD IG is going to audit the CMMC program. This is an important audit given the impact of the program on the U.S Defense Industry Base (DIB). Progress towards the implementation and oversight of DFARS 252.204 - 7012, 7019, 7020 and pending FAR ruling on 7021 has not been quick. At the same time the threat of cyber attacks has continued to increase. As highlighted by the GAO the DIB is a critical component of defense cybersecurity to which DFARS 7012 is a critical piece of regulation for securing the national and international DIB. The CMMC program is an important program, coming at a time with regulators such as the SEC are regulating registrants that include defense primes. Ted Dziekanowski Bob Dix Brian D. McCarthy #cybersecurity #cyberriskmanagement #cmmc

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The Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Program was developed in 2012 to support government-wide and agency-specific efforts to provide risk-based, consistent, and cost-effective cybersecurity solutions to protect federal civilian networks across all organizational tiers. A lot has changed since then. Read our blog by Associate Director Michael Duffy on how CDM has evolved and how federal agencies and CISA are using it to respond to cyber threats in a coordinated manner. https://go.dhs.gov/4tn

Andy Watkin-Child CSyP, CEng, AMAE, thanks for sharing this. What triggered this audit? Here is the project document with a bit more detail: https://lnkd.in/emSEPaJ3 CMMC is moving along and looks to be coming into its final focus. At a time when GRC-Cyber regulatory and global harmonization is top of mind (SEC-Cyber, EU NIS 2, DORA, Statement Department Missions, NDAA, workforce competence, etc.), it's good timing. I don't have a crystal ball, but I'd suspect 2024 is the year of enforcement as the planets align to put resources into the GRC-Cyber challenges the world faces. After all, the DOJ is now in the game with the National Security Cyber Section (NatSec Cyber). Enforcement is coming.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is a great example of leadership and action at work. Read the CISA Cybersecurity Strategic Plan 2024-2026 that was just released. If you only have 5-minutes, read the Executive Summary for a roadmap of our journey to protecting our digital lives. "This is a shared journey and a shared challenge, and CISA, as America’s cyber defense agency, is privileged to serve a foundational role in the global cybersecurity community as we achieve measurable progress to our shared end state." Telos Corporation is committed to supporting the U.S. Federal Government on this journey. https://lnkd.in/gN-dnBAF

CIC23 STARTS NEXT WEEK! If you haven't signed up yet, what are you waiting for? Your time is running out! CIC23 is next Wednesday, October 18, at the Embassy Suites in Peoria. This is your opportunity to learn from cybersecurity experts and participate in the Capture the Flag exercise. Get the details and register now! #PearlTechnology #CIC23 #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth #CyberNews