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		<title>Seven ways automation seals your CMMC certification with a KISS</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[CMMC certification with a KISS in seven steps KISS—Keep It Simple, Stupid—is a design principle noted by the U.S. Navy in 1960. The KISS principle states that most systems work best if they are kept simple rather than made complicated. In other words, simplicity should be a key goal in design and unnecessary complexity should ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[CMMC 2.0 framework offers up a more transparent pathway.  Just when we were all finally wrapping our brains around the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) mandate for the defense industrial base (DIB), they went and changed it on us—for the better! In the early morning of November 4, 2021, “Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 Updates and Way ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Navigating the CMMC Certification Process</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2021 17:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Navigating the CMMC Certification Process In 2020, the DoD rolled out its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program. The CMMC certification process requires the defense industrial base (DIB) to attain third-party certification to ensure government contractors practice one of three cybersecurity levels, depending on the kind of data they touch. Although the deadline for CMMC ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Becky Brown]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2021 17:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tackling the challenges of CMMC compliance in the DIB Trying to wrap your arms around CMMC compliance in the DIB? When it comes to cybersecurity and CMMC compliance in the DIB (defense industrial base), the government means business. And the more sensitive the data is that you handle, the more secure you need to be.  ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Becky Brown]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[Are You Grappling with Privacy Mandates to Comply with PII – Personally Identifiable Information? Hardening systems is first step in protecting you PII Personally Identifiable Information Modern businesses collect data a lot of data. Regardless of your industry, your company relies on PII Personally Identifiable Information) to provide the best consumer experience possible. This reliance ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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