Regulations, Frameworks, and Controls - December 3, 2021

Many companies struggle with all of the cybersecurity documentation, processes, and policies that can limit their business growth and REALLY stress them out. Omnistruct serves as an enterprise partner for the critical policies, processes, and documentation needed to make sure all of that data and revenue is well protected against cyber threats and that the company stays in compliance with all rules and regulations.

NIST Cybersecurity Framework Gains Private Sector Traction and Other Noteworthy Cyber Efforts from the Institute

Organizations like the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will figure prominently in such efforts at innovation, framework development, and standardization. It is now up to the private sector to meet these standardization organizations in the middle – and that means scanning the horizon for worthwhile government cybersecurity efforts which make sense for your company’s design innovation process, business models, and ideas around value creation and capture. By OODA ORIGINAL I December 1, 2021 Read More

Finding Security Awareness Training Balance

Practical exercises include no-notice social engineering attempts to collect information, gain unauthorized access, or simulate the adverse impact of opening malicious email attachments or invoking, via spear-phishing attacks, malicious web links.” – NIST SP 800-53, Rev. 5, Section 5.3 (pg. 60) By Webroot Guest Blogger I November 30, 2021 Read More

Failure to Launch: Why CMMC requirements will trip up the defense industrial base

The hackers behind last year’s infamous SolarWinds cyberattack are looking for their next big score. Showing no signs of stopping, the attackers are hoping to hit government agencies again and expose sensitive information. The IT supply chain is at risk and even the new CMMC requirements will be challenged to stop it. By Matt Malarkey I Nov 29, 2021 Read More