Four Ways vCISOs Help Avoid CMMC Compliance & Security Program Mistakes
If you operate within the U.S. defense industrial base (DIB), you’re likely well aware of the CMMC—and now the CMMC 2.0’s—compliance mandates, including the immediate and long-term impact they will present to your organization. Despite the challenges and steep costs associated with implementing a CMMC compliant environment, doing business with the Department of Defense (DoD) will require DIB contractors to adhere to this compliance framework, which is nothing short of…
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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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Should You Hire an onsite Jr IT Support Specialist?
If I had to make a list of some of the most common questions I get when speaking to customers with high urgency needs is, “should I hire a junior IT staff?” would undoubtedly be right at the top. It happened to me again, just this morning when I was on a conference call with a prospective client and we were attempting to preliminarily forecast their technology needs. This particular…
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The Era of the VCIO: What Is It and Does It Really Matter
As someone with several decades of experience as a managed services provider under my belt, I’m often struck by how quickly technology continues to change the world around us. Thanks to IT, entire industries have been disrupted over the last few years to the point where they barely resemble the initial functions from where they were originally created. This is very true of organizations operating in high tech spaces, but…
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Attention CFOs: Reduce Your Information Technology Expenses Now
The other day, I was having a conversation with a friend of mine who also just so happens to be a Chief Financial Officer (CFO). As is the case more often than either of us would like, our friendly chat quickly turned to business. He asked me how some of our clients budget their capital expenditures for IT, since they’re oftentimes large, up-front investments that are meant to be used…
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M&A Due Diligence: Are You Preparing for an Acquisition? Don’t Forget About Your IT
Being at one of the leading IT services firms in Boston, Cambridge and the greater New England area, one of the major things that excites me every day is the fact that we often find ourselves in the epicenter of biotech and pharma innovation in the modern era. In addition to helping break new ground in terms of healthcare technology, that also means that we often find ourselves dealing with…
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Cyber Security Policy Starter Kit:
10 Critical Policies That Every Company Should Have in Place
