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		<title>CMMC Level 2 Requirements During the Phase II Suspension: Getting the Self-Assessment Right</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[CMMC Level 2 requirements still apply during the Phase II suspension. Learn what changed, what did not and how to keep your self-assessment accurate.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Compliance Status Is Not a Readiness Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Compliance Status Is Not a Readiness Report Why the metrics that prove compliance say almost nothing about operational cyber readiness. &#160; By Ar-Raheem Ellis, Senior Program Manager of Strategic Accounts, SteelCloud. 25.5 years in Navy cybersecurity and IT, ending as an Operations Branch Chief of the Fleet Cyber Command Office of Compliance and Assessments. When ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Simplifying STIG Compliance Across NIPR and University Environments with Automation</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Plona]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Simplifying STIG Compliance Across NIPR and University Environments with Automation The dance of manual STIG compliance: Two steps forward, one step back Hardening and maintaining a single environment to STIG requirements is already difficult, but one organization in the -Pacific region presented us with the need to manage both NIPR and University environments, adding another ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Baseline Security: The Forgotten Pillar of Cybersecurity Awareness Month</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Cybersecurity Awareness Month covers passwords, MFA and phishing. See why secure configuration is the forgotten pillar, plus a 9-step checklist.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>CUSTOMER SUCCESS: Unifying STIG Compliance Across Separate NIPR and University Environments</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Unifying STIG Compliance Across Separate NIPR and University Environments Managing STIG compliance across separate NIPR and University environments left one organization’s cybersecurity team juggling manual remediation, complex GPOs and disconnected solutions. With hundreds of Windows endpoints to secure, the team needed a more efficient way to maintain hardening standards while meeting each environment’s distinct requirements. ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SERIES: A Peek Inside ConfigOS MPO Key Features &#8211; Shield Update with Commander</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Plona]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Peek Inside ConfigOS MPO Key Features &#8211; Shield Update with Commander Written by Jamie McCoard, Development Manager, SteelCloud Keeping endpoint software up to date is a critical part of maintaining a secure and compliant environment. However, manually updating Shield software across dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of endpoints can be time-consuming, error-prone, and difficult to ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>USE CASE: Centralizing and Automating CIS Benchmarks Hardening Across 20+ Community Colleges</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Plona]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Centralizing and Automating CIS Benchmarks Hardening Across 20+ Community Colleges How VCCS improved CIS Benchmarks alignment from approximately 40% to more than 80% without adding staff See how the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) used ConfigOS MPO to centralize and automate CIS Benchmarks hardening across more than 900 endpoints and 20+ community colleges. By replacing ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>DATA SHEET: 7 Reasons to Automate CIS Benchmarks in Higher Education</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Plona]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[7 Reasons to Automate CIS Benchmarks in Higher Education Higher education institutions must secure complex, distributed environments without adding more manual work to already stretched IT teams. This data sheet explores seven ways CIS Benchmarks automation can help institutions accelerate implementation, reduce repetitive tasks, maintain consistent policies, correct configuration drift, and strengthen cybersecurity across campus ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Cybersecurity Compliance Has to Outlast the People and Systems Behind It</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Plona]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Cybersecurity Compliance Has to Outlast the People and Systems Behind It SteelCloud advisor Mike Korgan draws on decades of experience across defense, intelligence and technology to examine how organizations can sustain compliance as environments, priorities and responsibilities change. Cybersecurity compliance is rarely an organization’s primary mission. A defense agency exists to support national security. A ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>CHECKLIST: 5 Signs Your Compliance Program is Working Against You</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Plona]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[5 Signs Your Compliance Program is Working Against You Is your compliance program making security harder than it should be? This free checklist helps you identify five warning signs that operational friction is undermining your compliance efforts. Use it to assess your current approach, uncover hidden risks, and determine whether your program is built for ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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