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Top 5 Cybersecurity Threats to Watch in 2026: Part 3 - The Cloud Security Challenge
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The AI Matrix Series: Keeping Humans at the Center (Part 3/5)
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Attack Surface Management Series: Defining and Identifying Your Attack Surface
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PCI DSS Compliance Without Crushing Your Budget
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How to Ensure Your Cyber Insurance Pays Out
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SPRS Pt 2 - How to Enter an SPRS Score
In a previous blog post, we discussed how to calculate your SPRS (Supplier Performance Risk System) score in support of your CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) efforts. In that same blog, we also provided a free tool to help you calculate your SPRS score automatically.
SPRS Pt 1 - How Do I Calculate My SPRS (Supplier Performance Risk System) Score?
I started writing SSP’s (System Security Plans) well before the original Executive Order mandated deadline of December 31st 2017 and have since written at least 50 SSP’s for defense contractors of every imaginable type and size. There wasn’t a lot of guidance on how to do this at that time, other than to have a very thorough and complete understanding of the nearly 500-page NIST 800-53 framework.