If you’re a small DoD contractor, your CMMC asset inventory can feel like one more spreadsheet to babysit. But for Level 2, it’s not “nice to have.” It’s a basic…
If you handle CUI, an incident isn’t just “an IT problem.” It’s a contract risk, a trust risk, and a timeline risk. The good news is a CMMC incident response…
Standing admin access is like leaving the master keys on the front counter. Most days nothing happens. Then one bad password reset, one phish, or one stolen session cookie turns…
If you support a DoD supplier, you already know the hardest part of compliance isn’t buying tools. It’s proving you used them the right way, every time. For CMMC Level…
If your CMMC Level 2 plan lives in people’s heads, your audit will feel like a fire drill. I’ve watched small and mid-sized defense contractors spend weeks hunting for screenshots,…
Microsoft Teams can feel like a conference room, a file cabinet, and a phone system all in one. That’s great for speed, but it’s also how Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)…
How many “temporary” accounts are still active in your tenant right now? If you handle CUI, that question isn’t academic. Under CMMC user provisioning expectations, every account needs a clear…
If you’re a small defense contractor, your CMMC SSP template can’t read like a policy brochure. It has to read like a map. A map of where CUI lives, who…
If you’re chasing CMMC Level 2, the fastest way to blow your schedule (and your budget) is to scope Microsoft 365 the wrong way. I see it all the time:…
If you’re handling CUI in Microsoft 365, you don’t get to treat retention and holds like a “set it once” task. Under CMMC Level 2, I’ve found auditors and incident…
