We’re Updating TSI’s Managed IT Support Services: Security and Compliance Notification
As today’s cybersecurity threats increase in frequency, complexity, and impact, we’ve had to adapt our IT services model to address these very areas of focus. Over the last few years, this evolution has led TSI toward becoming a full-fledged Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) that can not only help address your cybersecurity gaps but also help achieve our clients’ compliance requirements. As your trusted IT partner, it’s of the utmost…
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MSP Questions: How Much Does Your MSP/MSSP Know About CMMC Requirements?
1. Do they ‘practice what they preach’- Does your MSP/MSSP at least meet or exceed the same CMMC requirements that you need to follow? A: You’re only as strong as your weakest link…..It’s of the utmost importance that your MSP not only understand the complete set of CMMC requirements but that they’ve implemented at the very minimum, the comparable security controls that are being asked of you. Not only does…
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Review Your IT Strategy Plan and IT Planning Process
By now, there are probably very few out there who haven’t felt the negative impact of the Coronavirus pandemic – something that is still keeping roughly a third of the world’s population on mandatory lockdown with no end in sight. In addition to dealing with a workforce that is suddenly remote, you’re also likely coming up against a variety of budgetary freezes that seem like they couldn’t have come along at a…
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How to Maintain NIST 800-171 & DFARS Compliance as a Contractor With CUI
With the recent news that DFARS compliance requirements will start being enforced, we’ve seen a significant increase of questions concerning the role and application of ‘Government’ licensing- such as Office 365 Government or AWS GovCloud- for contractors possessing Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Aside from adhering to DFARS compliance itself, Government licensing- notably for Office 365 Government- is extremely expensive from both a subscription and implementation standpoint, and in turn, an…
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What is CMMC? The Complete CMMC Compliance Guide
Believe it or not, the day that many of us thought would never arrive is finally here: the Department of Defense is actually going to start enforcing the CMMC or DFARS/NIST 800-171 compliance requirements and if the conversations we’ve been having with our managed IT services clients are of any indication, there’s certainly a lot of surprise- and dread- to go around. As a direct result of these updates and…
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Two Birds, One Stone: Here’s How to Address ISO 27001 and 13845 at the Same Time
As someone who has been providing IT support to SMBs for nearly 30 years, there’s one topic that seems to come up with my clients over and over (and over) again: Compliance. We all understand that compliance is important – there’s really nobody on the other side of that issue. But where people start to get frustrated has to do with how unclear compliance requirement can sometimes be. I was…
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Cyber Security Policy Starter Kit:
10 Critical Policies That Every Company Should Have in Place
