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In the wake of major high-profile cyber-attacks, including incidents involving SolarWinds and the Colonial Pipeline, the Executive Order issued by the US President in May 2021 seeks to enhance US national cybersecurity and improve the protection of federal networks. The...

The Federal Information Security Management Act, or FISMA, was passed by the United States Congress in 2002 in response to the growing concern of cybersecurity threats against federal IT networks. Through FISMA, the US government sought to enhance its cybersecurity maturity and...

The number of cyberattacks increased globally over the last 12 months due to the shift towards remote operations throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only have businesses and organizations come under increasing attack, but so have national governments, including that of the...

Last week, the first group of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) assessors began their training. According to a press release by the CMMC Accreditation Body (CMMC-AB), 73 Provisional Assessors – out of several hundred who applied – have begun their training and...

Last week, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its findings from a recent review on the efficacy of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program. GAO concluded that whilst the US government agencies included...