by Ron Samson | Jul 2, 2026 | Cybersecurity
NIST 800-171 Matters Because Manufacturing Risk Is Contractual NIST Special Publication 800-171 is no longer a paperwork exercise for manufacturers in the defense industrial base. It is a business requirement tied to contracts, supply chain eligibility, cyber...
by Ron Samson | Jul 1, 2026 | Cybersecurity
CMMC Services for Manufacturers For manufacturers in the defense industrial base, CMMC is no longer a policy discussion. It is a contracting, revenue, and operational readiness issue. The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program ties cybersecurity...
by Ron Samson | Jun 30, 2026 | Cybersecurity
Cyber Insurance Requirements: What Buyers Need to Prove Cyber insurance is no longer a simple risk transfer purchase. Underwriters now expect evidence that security controls are deployed, monitored, and maintained, not merely documented in a policy binder. For CFOs,...
by Ron Samson | Jun 30, 2026 | Cybersecurity
Cyber Insurance Readiness Is Now an Operational Discipline Cyber insurance readiness is no longer a once-a-year questionnaire exercise. Underwriters now expect proof that controls are deployed, monitored, tuned, and used during real investigations. For security and...
by Ron Samson | Jun 29, 2026 | Cybersecurity
Manufacturing Ransomware Protection: Practical Priorities for Resilient Operations Ransomware in manufacturing is not only an IT problem. It is a production risk, safety concern, supplier issue, and board-level financial exposure. A single compromised credential can...
by Ron Samson | Jun 28, 2026 | Cybersecurity
Manufacturing Cybersecurity Services for Resilient Operations Manufacturers are no longer defending only email and office networks. They are defending revenue-producing plants, connected machinery, engineering workstations, supplier portals, cloud workloads, and the...
