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		<title>What the CMMC Phase II Suspension Means for Contractors and How to Stay Ready</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[What the CMMC Phase II Suspension Means for Contractors and How to Stay Ready On July 13, 2026 the Department of War announced significant changes to the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program. CMMC Phase II requirements that were supposed to go into full effect on November 10, 2026 have been suspended while the Department ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The CMMC Compliance Checklist: How To Prepare for Your DIB Audit</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The CMMC Compliance Checklist: How To Prepare for Your DIB Audit For years, many defense contractors treated Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) as a future problem to address when enforcement arrived. Now enforcement has arrived, and SteelCloud has prepared a CMMC compliance checklist to guide you through current requirements, beginning with the upcoming deadlines. While ...]]></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>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 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>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 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>7 Reasons to Automate Your CMMC 2+ Compliance</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Plona]]></dc:creator>
		<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>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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		<title>eBook: Mental Health in Cybersecurity</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Plona]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 14:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mental Health in Cybersecurity eBook The industry faces its toughest adversary yet. It’s a topic we traditionally don’t discuss in professional environments. There is stigma attached. And, if we don’t know how to handle mental health issues, it can be a very intimidating topic to broach. But you must. Your security depends on it. It’s ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Considering the Costs of CMMC Certification</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Plona]]></dc:creator>
		<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>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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		<title>Calculating the Costs of CMMC Certification</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Plona]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 19:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Calculating the Costs of CMMC Certification When it comes to Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification in the defense industrial base, the DoD estimates it will cost the private sector $4B to implement CMMC 2.0 to protect the government’s FCI and CUI. This includes nonrecurring engineering costs, recurring engineering costs, assessment costs and affirmation costs. But what ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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