One bad sign-in can punch a hole through an otherwise well-managed admin workstation. In a CMMC Level 2 environment, that matters because privileged devices sit close to your identity plane,…
If Wi-Fi can reach Controlled Unclassified Information, it can widen your CMMC exposure fast. I see small contractors miss this because wireless feels informal, while the assessor sees it as…
A weak internal audit shows up late, usually when a contract is on the line and the evidence binder is thin. When I build a CMMC internal audit checklist for…
A bad Conditional Access policy never fails at a convenient time. It breaks sign-ins during payroll, blocks a sales laptop before a customer call, or leaves access to CUI exposed…
Miss one CUI file, and your boundary story can fall apart fast. That is why so many defense contractors and subcontractors look at Purview auto-labeling for CUI before they face…
Standing admin access is the habit I find most often in CMMC gap reviews. It feels convenient, but it creates a wide attack path and weak evidence for assessors. When…
A clean vulnerability dashboard can still leave you exposed during a CMMC review. CMMC Level 2 vulnerability management is not only about finding flaws. It’s about proving that I scan…
Too many small defense contractors fail CMMC prep before an assessor ever looks at a control. They over-grant admin rights, blur ownership, and hope good people won’t make bad changes.…
A single employee can move Controlled Unclassified Information faster than most teams can detect it. That is why a solid Purview insider risk setup matters for any contractor or subcontractor…
A single email click can undo months of compliance work. When I review Microsoft 365 tenants for CMMC Level 2, I often find email protection half-set, poorly scoped, or hard…
