Is Your Cyber Safer Than the “Louvre”?
Short answer: it better be, because the Louvre just got hit (again), and the thieves’ “strategy” looked suspiciously like your average Tuesday for low-effort cybercriminals. A ridiculous, low-budget caper (2025 edition) Sunday morning in Paris. Four people in construction-ish gear roll up with a vehicle-mounted ladder,…
Risks and Remedies in CMMC Self-Attestation: Managing SPRS Scoring and Legal Exposure
In September 2025, the Department of Defense finalized DFARS updates implementing the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program into the Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement. Effective November 10, 2025, the rule makes both self- and third-party cybersecurity assessments contractually enforceable for defense contractors (Federal Register, 2025)….
The SA-24 Update: Critical Implications for Defense Industrial Base Compliance
The recent update to NIST SP 800-53 (Release 5.2.0) on August 27, 2025, introduced a significant new security control, SA-24 “Design for Cyber Resiliency,” that warrants immediate attention from Defense Industrial Base (DiB) organizations (NIST 2025). Rationale for SA-24 Introduction The inclusion of SA-24 in…
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