NEWS & UPDATES        

In this month's episode, we speak with Buckley Brinkman Executive Director/CEO of the Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing and Productivity (WCMP). We dive into how the DoD's interim rule of CMMC compliance has affected the role Manufacturing Extension Partners have with small to medium-sized businesses in their area.

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Since this month our focus is on social engineering, we wanted to compile a list of various news articles to keep you in the know and updated on recent events:

This week, the Cyber AB (formerly CMMC AB) made a major announcement at their July Town Hall. They reported that the CMMC program is moving forward and voluntary CMMC assessment will begin next month! These assessments are being led by accredited C3PAOs (CMMC Third-Party Assessment Organization) and will convert into CMMC assessments when the CMMC Rule Making goes into effect in May 2023. 

CyberNINES is a veteran-owned small business, our president, Scott Singer, along with several other employees are retired Navy veterans. So, this month we decided our cybersecurity focus would be "Loose Lips Sink Ships!" an old-time navy reference to "beware of unguarded talk". We thought this idiom funnily represents one of the biggest cyber threats today known as Social Engineering. 

Insurance Journal article

What is Ransomware?

What if a hacker assumed your identity and defrauded your customers, friends, and family? Just the thought is enough to give you sleepless nights. 

Scott Singer, CyberNINES President & CEO was invited to speak on the Wisconsin Veterans Forward Podcast hosted by the WI Veterans chamber of commerce last week! In the 2-part podcast Adam and Scott discuss what tech and cybersecurity compliance has to do with getting the good DoD Contracts. 

In this Month's Episode we interview our friend Luis Alveraz from Alveraz Technology Group (check him out on LinkedIn)

CMMC is less than a year away from becoming a rule. On June 24th at 1:30 PM (ET), our friends at PreVeil are sponsoring an important free webinar with top DoD officials Mr. David McKeown (DoD, CISO) and Ms. Stacy Bostjanick (CMMC, Director) that will help provide the latest guidance and clarity on the CMMC program.