Updates in the CMMC FAQs and How They Help Small Businesses

Abstract clouds on a blue field, connected with circuits

When the Department of Defense released CMMC FAQs Revision 2.1 in November 2025, the update appeared modest on the surface. Four new questions were added without changing the CMMC model or the underlying regulatory framework in 32 CFR Part 170. For organizations already fatigued by years of CMMC evolution, it would be easy to dismiss these 

Importantly, each of these four additions resolves an ambiguity that many contractors had been relying on to narrow the scope, defer remediation, or justify architectural shortcuts. Collectively, they close several loopholes that organizations assumed would remain open until formal enforcement began. 

This article covers each of these new FAQs, the assumptions they invalidate, and how organizations should adjust their compliance strategies accordingly.

 

Read More

The Cyber Threats Targeting Ohio and How GovRAMP Can Help

An abdstract red alert symbol of a triangle with an exclamation mark that says "BREACHED" underneath.

Ohio finds itself facing a rapidly escalating wave of cybersecurity threats, ones that no longer resemble the simple phishing emails or brute-force attacks of the past. Today’s threats are more deceptive, more adaptive, and more damaging. Fueled by artificial intelligence, sophisticated social engineering, and the vulnerabilities of legacy infrastructure, these attacks aim to cripple essential services, sow public distrust, and extract financial leverage from overstretched agencies.

This article explores the tactics behind these attacks, why they’re so effective, and how adopting GovRAMP-authorized cloud security offers public agencies a clear, practical, and achievable path forward.

 

Read More

ShadyPanda and Malicious Browser Extensions

a picture of a web browser's address bar.

Web browsers are massive, in many ways becoming a new operating system we use to access data, watch videos, and manage professional services. Following that, browser extensions have quietly become one of the most overlooked risks in enterprise security. And as the recent revelations about the campaign make clear, attackers increasingly understand that the easiest way into an organization might be through the small, trusted extensions that users install without a second thought.

This article breaks down what happened, why it matters, and why organizations subject to security frameworks need to treat browser extensions as a first-class part of their threat models.

 

Read More