TSI Meets CMMC Level 3 Requirements in Compliance Readiness Review
Technical Support International (TSI), an IT Managed Services Provider (MSP) and Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP), has successfully undergone a CMMC Level 3 Readiness Review conducted by registered C3PAO C.H. Guernsey & Company (Guernsey) and was overseen by Timothy Fawcett, a registered Provisional Assessor. The CMMC Level 3 Readiness Review demonstrated TSI’s ability to produce the required objective evidence to confirm our ability to fulfill CMMC Level 3 technical components,…
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The Reasons You Need a vCISO for CMMC Compliance
Today’s Business Need for a vCISO There’s little doubt that the influx of new government regulations around privacy and data security requirements have become the primary area of focus for many DIB (Defense Industrial Base) and GSA contractors. These companies are now required to become compliant with a relatively new DoD mandate known as the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) which requires these contractors meet and sustain an on-going cybersecurity…
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Compliance Update: GCC High Required For CMMC Levels 3–5 and CUI Managers
With enforcement set to begin for the CMMC, we’ve received a lot of questions from clients about the role that government licensing (GCC & GCC High) for CSPs (Office 365 Commercial, Azure, AWS etc.) will have in relation to addressing their respective CMMC 3-5 requirements. It’s long been known that this type of government licensing is extremely costly from both a price and implementation standpoint, and as a result, is…
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GSA Stars III Contractors Face New Rules: CMMC DoD
Critical Update for GSA Stars III Contractors; New IT Compliance Requirement Mandates Organizations that are listed under the GSA are companies that work with the government, outside of the DoD. It was recently announced (GSA STARS III CMMC Release) that- effectively immediately- GSA companies may have to begin adhering to the CMMC if required within their contracts. Although the majority of them falling under the CMMC 1 requirements, the CMMC…
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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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Important Takeaways From The New DFARS Regulations: DoD CMMC Security Policy
As many long-time readers are undoubtedly aware, staying up to date on everything going on with DFARS/NIST 800-171 compliance makes up a big portion of my responsibilities here at TSI – especially recently. Not only is the DoD actually going to start enforcing these compliance requirements in the very near future, but they’ve even introduced something called the CMMC – or Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification – in an effort to…
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Cyber Security Policy Starter Kit:
10 Critical Policies That Every Company Should Have in Place
