Getting Used to the New Normal
March 25, 2020By Bill Wootton Its been a stunning few weeks for everyone as we’ve all restructured out lives – both personally and professionally – to operate within the new “normal” that we’re all living through. Our hearts go out to all those that are impacted by this crisis, especially those that are suffering with the virus. Working Remotely The massive shift to working remotely has been no...
Keep ReadingThat’s a Wrap! C3 Succeeds at Microsoft Ignite The Tour
C3 Succeeds at Microsoft Ignite The Tour For the second year, the C3 Team attended and sponsored Microsoft Ignite the Tour when it arrived in Washington D.C. on February 6th and 7th, 2020. Microsoft Ignite is a free technical training event for over 3,000 system administrators and developers, and proved again to be a great opportunity to network and gain practical insights and best practices to h...
Keep ReadingC3’s Jason Tierney Appointed to IOTSSA Advisory Board
Jason Tierney Appointed to IOTSSA Advisory Board In December 2019, C3’s Vice President of Managed Services Jason Tierney was appointed to the IOTSSA Advisory Board. IOTSSA, a leading cyber security resource connects IT Service Providers (ITSPs) with industry leading security experts, and delivers the latest in Cyber Security research, education, and solutions to help ITSPs successfully execut...
Keep ReadingThe Top Ten Things You Need to Know About CMMC
Here's What You Must Know About CMMC The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) was officially launched on January 31st, ushering in a new era of visibility and accountability for defense contractors. CMMC brings sweeping changes on how the Department of Defense (DoD) views cybersecurity. CMMC aims to build upon the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and Natio...
Keep ReadingGCC High Update January 2020
Time to take Teams seriously in GCC High For many companies who use GCC High, the addition of Microsoft Teams was a long-awaited improvement in collaboration. Over the last month or so, Microsoft has been adding new features – and tweaking others to make Teams even more robust, increasing both functionality and productivity. Microsoft has put considerable effort into adding features which wi...
Keep ReadingC3 Returns to Microsoft Ignite The Tour
C3 Returns to Microsoft Ignite The Tour February 6-7, 2020 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center Washington, DC C3 is excited to announce that we will again be a sponsor of Microsoft Ignite The Tour on February 6th and 7th, 2020 in Washington, D.C. Microsoft Ignite is a free technical training event for system administrators and developers, as well as a great opportunity to network and...
Keep ReadingThe C3 Team Supports “Wreaths Across America”
On December 14th, the C3 team gathered bright and early on a cold, soggy Saturday, bundled up in coats and gloves, filled coffee cups and headed over to Arlington National Cemetery, where we joined over 38,000 Americans to participate in Wreaths Across America. The annual event is a day of service in which volunteers lay wreaths on thousands of veteran’s graves at Arlington National Cemetery as ...
Keep ReadingCMMC Version 0.7 Released
CMMC Version 0.7 Released – Some Initial Thoughts The Department of Defense (DoD) Office of the Undersecretary of Defense Acquisition and Sustainment [OUSD(A&S)] released version 0.7 of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification last week. Keeping with the trend of continual refinement, version 0.7 shed light on Level 4 and 5 as promised. Here’s our takeaways: On Time, On Target If ...
Keep ReadingGCC High Update: EM+S E5 Is Now Fully Available
GCC High Update: EM+S E5 A couple of important releases last month mark a major milestone for the GCC High program. Most notably, Microsoft Cloud App Security and Azure Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) is now in general availability. This, combined with Microsoft Defender ATP, rounds out the Enterprise Mobility + Security E5 license. Until now, we’ve been reluctant to recommend the E5 licens...
Keep ReadingNIST 800-171 It’s Not Scary, It’s Just Security. Part II – Access Control
NIST 800-171 – Access Control In my last blog post about NIST 800-171, I wrote about how meeting the requirements of 800-171 is more attainable than most would assume. Some of the controls required by 800-171 are security measures already in place courtesy of most modern systems or are already considered best practices within the Information Technology community. For example, anti-virus protect...
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