Tag: Awareness
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CMMC Phase II Suspended: What It Means and What to Do Next
On July 13, 2026, the Department of War suspended CMMC Phase II, removing the November 2026 third-party audit deadline. But DFARS 252.204-7012, NIST SP 800-171, and your SPRS self-attestation all still apply. This is schedule relief, not scope relief, and here is what defense contractors should do during the pause.
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Tempel Steel Data Breach Settlement: Incident Response Lessons for 2026
Tempel Steel confirmed its breach on March 25, 2025. Twenty days later it was named in a class action, and by 2026 it faced up to $175,000 in fees plus multi-year liability, for just 5,192 employee records. Here’s what the settlement teaches financial, healthcare, and education IT leaders about response timelines.
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FortiBleed: 73,000 Fortinet Firewalls Exposed, and What Every Organization Must Do Now
FortiBleed is one of the largest firewall credential leaks ever found: working VPN logins for 73,932 Fortinet firewalls across 21,600 organizations and 194 countries. Strong passwords did not stop it. See what the leak means for your sector and the steps to take in the next 24 hours.