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		<title>How CIS Benchmarks Help Protect Water Utilities From Cyberattacks</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[IT and OT convergence gave attackers a path into water utility PLCs. See how CIS Benchmarks and automation harden the IT systems that can reach your OT.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Cybersecurity 101: Creating Higher Standards for Higher Education (Updated September 2026) The consequences stopped being hypothetical some time ago. In February 2026, a ransomware attack took down the IT systems and electronic health record at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Clinics closed across the state. Roughly 650 surgeries were delayed. Staff worked from paper ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Making The Business Case for CIS Benchmarks Automation in SLED</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Making The Business Case for CIS Benchmarks Automation in SLED (Updated September 2026) The attack pattern against state, local and education organizations has separated from every other sector. For ransomware, Comparitech recorded higher-education attacks rising more than 8 percent in the first half of 2026 against the second half of 2025, even as K-12 attacks ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Smart Spending for Continuous CIS Benchmarks Compliance</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[How to Spend Smarter on CIS Benchmarks Compliance Automation CIS Benchmarks set a high bar for security, and for teams tackling them the first time, that bar can look daunting. The framework is comprehensive, covering thousands of system configurations across operating systems, applications, and cloud environments. For organizations without dedicated expertise, simply knowing where to ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Why Proven Frameworks and Automation Matter for Higher Ed Security SteelCloud has just returned from exhibiting at the EDUCAUSE conference in Nashville. EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit organization supporting higher education technology leaders and professionals in the advancement of teaching, learning and decision making. Topics included everything from AI and chatbots to payment technologies and cybersecurity. ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[6 Ways CIS Benchmarks Automation Delivers Immediate ROI By now, most state and local government and education (SLED) institutions are either considering or implementing CIS Benchmarks cybersecurity. It’s an objectively good choice. In fact, in more and more instances, CIS Benchmarks or the NIST 800-53 standards they are based on are mandated for the sector. ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Gain Maximum Cybersecurity Protection from Minimal Budget Increases In 2018, at least a third of Atlanta government services were attacked, including police dashboard cams, utility payments and Wi-Fi at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the busiest airport in the world. When all was said and done, that breach cost the city $9.5M to recover from. Experts say ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>2023 Top Blogs</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Plona]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[2023 Top Blogs &#160; CCRI. CMMC. STIG. VMF. SLED. Read our most popular blogs of 2023 and familiarize yourself with these often-used acronyms. &#160; 1.   Knock Knock. Who&#8217;s There? CCRI. WHAT? 2.   Cybersecurity 101: Creating Higher Standards for Higher Education 3.   SteelCloud&#8217;s Veterans Moving Forward Service Dog is Named After a WWII Hero 4.   CMMC: ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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