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How to Achieve the CMMC Level 3 Certification

Under the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), all DoD contractors are required to be evaluated on the maturity and reliability of their cybersecurity infrastructure, earning certifications ranging from Level 1 (basic cyber hygiene) to Level 5 (advanced security). The five CMMC certification levels are ti…
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More Changes Coming to the CCPA

2020 has been a major year for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). After two years of anticipation, the CCPA went into effect on January 1, 2020 and then enforcement for the law began six months later on July 1, 2020. The Attorney General also submitted the final proposed regulations for the CCPA to the Office …
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How to Achieve the CMMC Level 2 Certification

Under the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), all DoD contractors are required to be evaluated on the maturity and reliability of their cybersecurity infrastructure, earning certifications ranging from Level 1 (basic cyber hygiene) to Level 5 (advanced security). The five CMMC certification levels are ti…
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How to Achieve the CMMC Level 1 Certification

Each year, roughly $600 billion is lost because of cyberattacks. In a push to protect the U.S. defense supply chain from both foreign and domestic cyber threats and security risks, the Department of Defense (DoD) created the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). This new unified standard will ensure the mo…
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The Final Countdown: The CCPA’S Employee Informa…

Updated October 19: On September 30, 2020, the California Attorney General signed AB 1281 into law extending the exemption on employee rights until January 1, 2022. In October 2019, the California legislature passed Assembly Bill 25, an amendment that exempts employers from complying with certain CCPA requirements when…
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The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA): Is it th…

Companies have barely had time to catch their breath since the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) took effect this year, and California is already looking to pass a second, possibly tougher law. Many considered the CCPA to be the strictest privacy law ever in the U.S., which may not be true soon. Instead, the Calif…
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Choosing the Right Approach for Upgrading to SAP S…

After rebuilding their Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution, SAP launched S/4 HANA, its fourth-generation business suite to help businesses transform their digital needs. S/4 HANA is the successor to SAP ERP Control Center (ECC) and SAP R/3, delivering more advanced data compression technology, a simplified plat…
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Privacy Shield Is Gone: Now What?

In a highly anticipated ruling on July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) announced the immediate invalidation of the Privacy Shield agreement between the European Union (EU) and the United States (U.S.). Privacy Shield was a trans-Atlantic mechanism that allowed U.S. companies to freely transf…
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Debunking Common Myths Around the DoD’s CMMC…

Which of these statements is true? Bananas grow on trees. The Great Wall of China can be seen from space. CMMC compliance won’t impact your work with the Department of Defense. The answer: none of them. The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is the DoD’s new cybersecurity standard, and certification …