CIS controls and automation—Why they are better together

For federal government agencies, it is not only a priority but a mandated requirement that the contractors and vendors they do business with have hardened cybersecurity compliance controls that secure their networks and protect the data and information they house.…

How automating CIS compliance strengthens federal data security

This article originally appeared on SteelCloud’s official blog, HERE. As malicious cyber actors’ methods and tactics continue to increase in sophistication and effectiveness, having your company achieve certain cybersecurity compliance standards has become more important than ever. It protects your…

How federal agencies are automating cyber compliance problem solving with their CBOM

Just as federal agencies need a software bill of materials (SBOM) in order to have a detailed breakdown of their supply chain relationships of open-source and commercial software components, government organizations also need to apply those same principles to their…

SteelCloud COO on why federal government agencies should take full advantage of the commercial cloud

As the federal government continues to ride the waves of digital transformation and network modernization, one decision that many agencies have decided to make has been to migrate their applications, workloads, and services – which have been traditionally managed on-prem…

The Early Bird Gets the Worm, When It Comes to CMMC and the DIB

This article originally appeared on SteelCloud’s official blog site. The Department of Defense’s CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) program has undergone multiple changes, revisions, updates, and organizational shifts over the last two and a half years. As a result, DoD…

How DoD organizations can get a handle on zero trust

As the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) continues to transition and adopt zero trust cybersecurity frameworks for its IT networks and infrastructure, the Department is also urging all of its disparate agencies and organizations to follow suit. But before DoD…