by Scott Dawson | May 13, 2022 | NIST/CMMC
If you do contract work with the Department of Defense (DoD), you’ve probably heard about the coming CMMC cybersecurity requirements. But in the meantime, you have important cybersecurity requirements to meet right now—and the DoD is increasing contractor...
by Scott Dawson | May 6, 2022 | NIST/CMMC
If you contract with the U.S. Department of Defense—or if you plan to in the future—you need to be aware of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). This DoD initiative will soon become a requirement for all contractors. Announced in 2019 and updated in 2021...
by Scott Dawson | Jan 26, 2022 | Achieving ISO 9001 Certification, ISO 9001 Requirement, ISO 9001:2015
ISO 9001 is a quality management system (QMS) standard. It helps you build a QMS that pushes your business toward continual improvement. And it all comes together in your quality policy. This short policy is essential to achieving ISO compliance. In this article,...
by Scott Dawson | Dec 10, 2021 | NIST/CMMC
This October, the Department of Justice unveiled the Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative. This initiative will wield the False Claims Act to hold government contractors accountable for cybersecurity. If your company receives funds or resources from the federal government,...
by Scott Dawson | Nov 9, 2021 | NIST/CMMC
Late last week, the Pentagon announced the completion of its CMMC internal review. With this announcement came the reveal of CMMC 2.0, signaling major changes to the original model in the DFARS Interim Rule. So what are these changes, and how do they affect your...
by Scott Dawson | Oct 25, 2021 | Achieving ISO 9001 Certification, Benefits of ISO 9001 Certification, ISO 9001:2015
You’ve decided to become ISO 9001 certified. Or maybe you’re considering certification, but you still need to get your team on board. If your employees have experience with ISO 9001, they might also have some bad memories. Maybe they think of ISO 9001 as nothing but...
