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		<title>5 Reasons Why Automation Is An SI&#8217;s Best Friend</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[An SI&#8217;s best friend can be found in Webster&#8217;s dictionary under the word &#8220;automation.&#8221; Amidst the mounting frequency of cyberattacks and hacking, the Federal government is relentlessly pursuing approaches that harden their systems and thwart attacks. In efforts to ensure our supply chains and cybersecurity, the government tactics require system integrators to meet security standards ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Take Control of Your Information with DevSecOps Automation</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Coffey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2023 14:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[DevSecOps: Build Security at Every Step of the Process The demands of modern work put pressure on professionals and engineers to deliver quick and proficient solutions. That expectation is growing as technologies, mandates, and cybercriminals get more complex and sophisticated. Case in point: Federal agencies have until September 30, 2023, to report at least 80 ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>What&#8217;s the Scorecard on FITARA?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Becky Brown]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2022 17:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Where you land on FITARA&#8217;s scorecard in 2023 may be more important than you think. To be relevant or not? That is the question. There is a direct correlation between technology modernization and the ability to quickly adapt to the advancement in technologies and innovation needed to thrive amidst a lack of resources, a shortage ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Becky Brown]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2022 17:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Journey to NIST Cybersecurity framework (CSF) 2.0 workshop kicked off recently. The framework, first published in 2014, is widely accepted as the foundation for cybersecurity and technology. However, quite a bit has changed in the last nine years, including a global pandemic, and not surprising that the CFS has endured. NIST has been seeking feedback ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Becky Brown]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2022 14:12:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[How to Meet the Challenges Facing Industrial Controls Systems (ICS) with Automation Do you know those True Crime stories that are so terrifying that they leave you sleepless at night? We know of only one thing scarier—something you can’t turn off when you’ve had enough: the security threats to industrial control systems (ICS). ICS often ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Becky Brown]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2022 18:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Things that go bump in your infrastructure. Halloween is drawing nigh. While thoughts of ghosts and vampires lurking in the dark may send chills down the spine, there are much more terrifying things to fear this fall. Real things. Things that lurk around the perimeter of infrastructure in highly regulated industries. Something that could hobble ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Becky Brown]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2022 18:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Understanding the regulations impacting compliance and operational technology when IT and OT merge. In September 2022, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) released a new cybersecurity advisory. It warns highly regulated industries—such as finance, insurance, transportation, manufacturing, and oil and gas—of increased threats to their operational technology (OT) and ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Securing OT in Highly Regulated Industries</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Becky Brown]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2022 15:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Reducing the cybersecurity burden of OT in highly regulated industries. As cyberthreats continue to plague government and industry, attention is turning to our nation’s most highly regulated industries. Regulations in these industries cover many aspects, but increasing pressure is being placed on securing operational technology (OT). While information technology (IT) controls an organization’s data, OT ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The FYI on CUI</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Becky Brown]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2022 16:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Get the FYI on CUI to take the worry out of classified unclassified information. The Department of Defense (DoD) is getting closer to finalizing details on the process for contractors to obtain a CMMC certification ahead of the formal program launch in May 2023. CMMC requires contractors, system integrators, and others in the defense industrial ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>When It Comes to CMMC and the DIB, the Early Bird Gets the Worm</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Becky Brown]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A “cyber secure framework” will go beyond the original discussion in regards to CMMC and the DIB. Over the last two and a half years, the Department of Defense’s CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) program has undergone multiple changes, revisions, updates, and organizational shifts. As a result, DoD officials expect to include CMMC requirements in federal contracts ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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