What Is Extortion as a Service?

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Extortion as a Service (EaaS) represents a growing and highly organized segment of cyber threats. In this model, threat actors and marketplace facilitators provide extortion tactics like ransomware as a purchased service, such as managed ransomware. This transforms what once was a specialised criminal endeavour into something any motivated attacker can deploy.

Understanding the real dangers, recognizing why compliance matters, and working with trusted security partners represent the best defense for organizations operating in this high-risk environment. 

 

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Unified Control Mapping: Building Reusable Compliance Components

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Compliance management gets complicated fast. Every framework has its own language, numbering, and evidence expectations. Organizations chasing multiple certifications end up maintaining separate control sets for FedRAMP, CMMC, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and NIST 800-53. Each one needs its own policies, proof, and workflows.

That creates a lot of redundant work. Teams rewrite the same procedures under different names. Evidence gets collected multiple times for the same control intent. Auditors review overlapping data that could have been reused.

Unified control mapping solves that problem. It turns scattered frameworks into a single, reusable system of record.

 

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Implementing NIST SP 800-172 Controls

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The journey to CMMC Level 3 represents the highest level of cybersecurity maturity under the CMMC framework. Unlike Levels 1 and 2, which focus on FCI and CUI, respectively, Level 3 targets Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs). That means more extensive security, defined in NIST Special Publication 800-172.

For organizations that support critical programs or handle high-value assets for the Department of Defense, achieving Level 3 is imperative. But what does it take to implement the enhanced controls from NIST SP 800-172, and how do they fit into the broader CMMC ecosystem? This article explores that challenge and provides a practical roadmap for organizations preparing to meet it.

 

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