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					<description><![CDATA[Collaborating on STIG and CMMC Technologies at CDCA &#160; On December 10th and 11th, SteelCloud exhibited at the 2025 Eastern Defense Summit, hosted by the Charleston Defense Contractor’s Association (CDCA). The theme was “Collaborating on Actionable Solutions for our Nation’s Pacing Threats —Enabling the Joint Mission: Technologies that Deliver Capabilities.” The summit came at a ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>7 Reasons to Automate Your CMMC 2+ Compliance</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 20:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[7 Reasons to Automate Your CMMC 2+ Compliance Curious about the transformative power of compliance automation? Here are seven compelling benefits that streamline your journey towards meeting CMMC 2+ compliance and beyond. Let&#8217;s dive into the advantages that could reshape your approach to cybersecurity. Download the free data sheet now! ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>5 Things Federal Contractors Must Know About CMMC</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Plona]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[5 Things Federal Contractors Must Know About CMMC The DoD’s long-anticipated Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) rule entered Phase 1 of its implementation on November 10, 2025. This phase only impacts Level 1 and Level 2 contractors, requiring alignment with CMMC rules and self-assessments of your program. New Phases will be introduced in November 2026, ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How CMMC Automation Delivers a Competitive Advantage to the DIB</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Plona]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:32:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[How CMMC Automation Delivers a Competitive Advantage to the DIB &#160; Automate CMMC Compliance and Gain a Competitive Advantage with the DoD &#160; On November 10, 2025, the DoD officially instituted its new CMMC rule requiring Level 1 and Level 2 prime and subcontractors to perform self-assessments of their cybersecurity practices to ensure they are ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>What is CMMC Phase 1?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Plona]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 19:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What is CMMC Phase 1? The DoD has made it official—the CMMC requirement for those in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) went into effect on November 10, 2025. What that means is that CMMC certification via self-assessments will be required for Level 1 and Level 2 contractors in order to respond to DoD contracts moving forward. ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[CMMC For Dummies simplifies the program’s impact for the leadership of any DoD contractor, both big and small Ashburn, Virginia – July 16, 2025 &#8211; SteelCloud LLC, a leading STIG and CIS compliance automation software developer, announced today the release of the updated 3rd edition of “CMMC For Dummies,” an eBook to help Defense Industrial ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Considering the Costs of CMMC Certification</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 15:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[INFOGRAPHIC: Five Cost Considerations for CMMC There are five buckets most of your costs will land in. Download the infographic now to find out what you should consider when establishing a CMMC budget. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>VIDEO: CMMC 2.0&#8217;s Final Rule</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Plona]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[VIDEO: CMMC 2.0&#8217;s Final Rule If you are a contractor doing business with the DoD, your contracts will soon become dependent on a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). The final rule for CMMC 2.0 was published on October 15, 2024. It became effective on Dec 16, 2024, and enter contracts in mid-2025. CMMC 2.0 verifies ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A Look into the Future of Cybersecurity in the Water Industry.</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Plona]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 19:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Securing the Future: Cybersecurity Challenges and Solutions for the Water Industry The EPA recently issued a report stating that more than 300 drinking water systems have cybersecurity vulnerabilities that could lead to functionality loss, denial-of-service (DoS) conditions, and customer information compromise. These systems serve roughly 110 million Americans. In fact, a recent attack in New ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>15 Ways to Benefit from CMMC Certification.</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Plona]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[15 Ways to Benefit from CMMC Certification. With Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) entering RFPs en masse in 2025, the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) is scrambling to become compliant. CMMC tells the DoD you’re their partner in protecting the warfighter and safeguarding sensitive information like FCI and CUI. It assures them you’re ready to thwart ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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