Practical guidance on federal cybersecurity compliance — written by practitioners who work inside these frameworks every day.
The NIST Risk Management Framework is the backbone of federal system authorization. This guide walks through each step — Prepare, Categorize, Select, Implement, Assess, Authorize, Monitor — with practical notes on where agencies most often stall and how to keep the process moving.
FedRAMP authorization failures are rarely technical. They stem from documentation gaps, boundary definition errors, and misaligned continuous monitoring programs. We break down the most common missteps and how to avoid them.
CMMC 2.0 streamlined the original model but raised the stakes for Level 2 and Level 3 contractors. Here's what's changed, what's stayed the same, and how to prepare for a third-party assessment.
OMB M-22-09 mandated Zero Trust adoption across federal agencies by 2024. This whitepaper examines what Zero Trust actually requires in practice — identity, device, network, application, and data pillars — and how agencies can map existing controls to the CISA Zero Trust Maturity Model.
DRARS requirements are frequently misunderstood by contractors new to the defense sector. This guide clarifies scope, documentation requirements, and how DRARS intersects with existing RMF and CMMC obligations.
ConMon is often treated as a reporting burden. Done right, it's one of the most valuable security tools an agency has. We outline how to build a ConMon program that satisfies FISMA requirements and actually improves your security posture.
Rev 5 introduced supply chain risk management controls, consolidated privacy controls into the main catalog, and reorganized the control families. This whitepaper maps the most impactful changes and their implications for System Security Plans already in progress.
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