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					<description><![CDATA[eBook: CIS Benchmarks Compliance Success Guide Understanding cybersecurity and compliance often feels mysterious and overwhelming, but it doesn&#8217;t have to be. Consider this eBook your survival guide in the CIS Benchmarks journey. In this guide you&#8217;ll learn:   System-Level Controls   Continuous Compliance (Implementation and Assessment)   Conflict (and Compliance!) Resolution    Creating New Secure ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[How eMASS Automation Unites the Missing Security Compliance Data eMASS, or the Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service, was developed by the DoD, in part, as a repository that unites technical/machine data generated from endpoint scans with the human/non-technical data documented by security/IA personnel.  Traditionally the “uniting” process is accomplished by completing a STIG Viewer Checklist ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Becky Brown]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2021 18:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It wouldn&#8217;t be the Holidays without Our “Triple-Sec” Gift!  As 2021 comes to a close, we wanted to offer our readers something special—our top three cybersecurity resources for 2021. Every DoD and contractor library should be stocked with these reports defining and describing your security mission and how to accomplish it effectively and efficiently. With ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Becky Brown]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2021 14:34:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it&#8217;s not the same river and he&#8217;s not the same man.” Heraclitus The same thing is true when it comes to your IT infrastructure. Catching your STIGs from compliance drift means the minute you make one change, you are dealing with a different network and ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Becky Brown]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2021 18:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s cyber hygiene requirements have never been more crucial in advancing the process for assessing industry compliance. Configuration drift and lack of visibility into critical security metrics mean CISO&#8217;s will push for more advanced security software/tools. In addition, enterprise reporting will continue to replace legacy reporting tools. The end goal, of course, for any contractor is ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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