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United States Help Desk Academy becomes a CMMC Registered Practitioner Organization (RPO)

United States Help Desk Academy becomes a CMMC Registered Practitioner Organization (RPO) with CyberAB authorized non-governmental partner of the U.S. Department of Defense in implementing and overseeing the CMMC conformance regime.

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By learning about cybersecurity and CMMC, students can contribute to national security efforts by helping organizations in the defense industrial base (DIB) sector strengthen their cybersecurity defenses and protect sensitive information from cyber threats. This contribution can have a direct impact on safeguarding critical infrastructure, intellectual property, and national defense capabilities.

US administration’s ‘Investing in America’ tour highlights cybersecurity workforce development, new scholarships

The U.S. administration showcased investments that are helping create pathways to good-paying cybersecurity jobs that are critical to national security and economic prosperity. The ‘Investing in America’ tour is journeying across the country to showcase and evaluate the administration’s investments, highlighting and promoting exemplary practices that are strengthening the nation’s cybersecurity workforce.

CMMC stakeholders expect less talk, more action to shore up contractor security

Perhaps no initiative exemplified this dynamic more than the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, part of an ambitious push by the Department of Defense to reset the way it measures cybersecurity compliance from its industrial base.

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification preparation begins for contractors

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, a Department of Defense initiative announced in January 2020, is in the early stages of the implementation process.

The latest DoD attempt at improving contractor cybersecurity runs into a buzz saw

Industry has launched a pretty strong objection to the latest version of the cybersecurity maturity model certification program, known as CMMC.

Cyber Pros’ Knowledge Gaps Lead to Errors

Three in four successful cyber breaches (74%) have human error in common, according to the 2023 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report. Human errors can contribute to privilege misuse, use of stolen credentials or social engineering tricks.

CMMC's 'father' warn not to wait for final rule

“The smart move is to protect yourself. Now. Not because you have to comply but because you want your enterprise to stay in business,” says Robert Metzger, the "father" of CMMC. COURTESY OF ROGERS JOSEPH O’DONNELL

CMMC ecosystem leader Travis sees opportunities to continue prep for certification program as rulemaking timeline shifts

Matthew Travis, CEO of the accreditation body behind the CMMC program, says he is encouraged by the Pentagon’s “commitment” to move forward with establishing a cyber certification initiative for defense contractors, despite a potential shift in the rulemaking timeline.

Accreditation Body The Cyber AB Advocates for National Cybersecurity Strategy; Matthew Travis Quoted

Accreditation group The Cyber AB expressed its support for the new National Cybersecurity Strategy released by the Biden administration on Thursday.
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Our cybersecurity graduates hold certifications in CompTIA Security+, Security Compliance, and CMMC designations. CMMC stands for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, and it's a program that assesses an organization's ability to protect sensitive data. The Department of Defense (DoD) uses CMMC to determine if a company is secure enough to work with the DoD and its contractors and subcontractors.

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United States Help Desk Academy becomes a CMMC Registered Practitioner Organization (RPO)

United States Help Desk Academy becomes a CMMC Registered Practitioner Organization (RPO) with CyberAB authorized non-governmental partner of the U.S. Department of Defense in implementing and overseeing the CMMC conformance regime.

Organizations becoming CMMC certified involves several steps:

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