The National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) defines security standards that must be followed by U.S organizations (government and corporate) with access to classified information. Among other things, the NISPOM provides guidelines to: • Ensure proper clearance for access […]
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In July of 1982, a British man named Michael Fagan climbed a drainpipe in London, broke into Buckingham Palace, and triggered several alarms on the premises. Readers might imagine that he was quickly spotted and apprehended by the Queen’s Guard;
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As 2018 draws to a close, it’s a good time to reflect on cybersecurity compliance. This year has seen a rise in mobile threats, ransomware, data breaches, and increased focus on the energy sector, which has been the target of foreign attacks. Thankfully it’s
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Background When Amazon Web Services was proposed in 2003 by Benjamin Black, it had already been a year since the U.S Government completed its effort to create and finalize the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) – which defined IT security across public agencies
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In 2017 the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), acting in its capacity as the Security Executive Agent (SecEA), announced a third revision to the Security Executive Agent Directive (SEAD), now known as SEAD 3. Although announced last year, some agencies have only
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In the past decade, it has become clear that the U.S security clearance process is in a state of crisis. Security clearances are required by all federal employees or employees of cleared contractors with access to classified information – those
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In 2014, Sony was ostensibly held ransom by North Korean attackers calling themselves the ‘Guardians of Peace’ in retaliation against anti-DPRK film The Interview. The incident made headlines around the world, along with chilling images left across company screens depicting a skeleton and
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The essential prerogative of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is to regulate national security, and a large part of that function entails keeping the wrong information out of the wrong hands and safely sharing it with authorized government agencies
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On May 1st, we hosted our highly-anticipated annual client appreciation dinner in Northern Virginia. Timed to take place during the popular IMPACT conference in Chantilly, our customers joined us for an evening of dinner, drinks, and door prizes at Chantilly
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The Federal contracting world is fraught with fierce competition. There are numerous governance and compliance hurdles unique to Federal contracts. Facility Security Officers (FSOs) need the right tools to meet the challenges of keeping facilities secure. Failure to provide these solutions may
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