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…
Strengthening federal software supply chains through the power of automation
This article originally appeared on SteelCloud’s official blog, HERE. When you mix all the Executive Orders, NIST standards, SBOMs, CUI, and critical software together, your organization will have a more secure supply chain. But it’s all just a mishmash of…
SteelCloud’s Brian Hajost on how federal agencies can effectively secure their software supply chains
As federal government agencies and the military continue to build upon the modernization efforts they’ve made across their workflows and services, it is critical that they carefully consider the cyber risks that each newly acquired application and piece of software…
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…
Why a CBOM is the cyber compliance solution every government agency needs
This article originally appeared on SteelCloud’s official blog, HERE. A software bill of materials (SBOM) is something everyone in the cybersecurity field knows and understands. It was even mandated by President Biden in his Executive Order on Improving Our Nation’s…
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…
How the Defense Industrial Base Can Prepare for CMMC Level 2+
The Defense Industrial Base (DIB), – the organizations that make up the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) supply chain, is massive – comprised of hundreds of thousands of government contractors. With these organizations providing essential products, tools, and applications to…
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…
