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Happy New Year! As we step into 2025, we are excited to share our insights and resources with you so that your organization can confidently tackle the year ahead. Let's make this year one of growth, connection, and success!
Prepare Your Organization for 2025
The start of the new year is always a good opportunity to reassess your infrastructure and investments and see where there is room for improvement and growth. It’s safe to say that with the dawn of 2025, we can look forward to enterprises continuing their migration to a completely digital workplace and cloud-based services. Though with this shift comes the need to ensure the same level of security and protect data for employees no matter their location. No matter the size or how widely deployed your ecosystem is, understanding your business and the operational needs of your cybersecurity solution is paramount in providing the right solution to address your specific vulnerabilities. The team at ISEC7 can provide an objective assessment of what can address the needs of your organization and/or risk mitigation needed to enhance your current solution. The team at ISEC7 has long worked with companies in the private and public sectors to ensure their ecosystems are protected, and we can complete an objective security assessment and help you navigate the options available to help strengthen and protect your infrastructure.
It's also important to consider that most cybersecurity breaches are due to human errors from our very own employees, and it is critical to understand the impact of day-to-day security mistakes and how to address them. The best way to turn employees from potential weak links to our first line of defense is through dedicated security awareness training. Organizations that invest in their employee development will find that training increases their employees’ capacity to adopt new technologies and methods, as well as their innovation. These skills are invaluable in a competitive global market where technology is ever-changing, and training helps your employees stay current as the technological environment changes to accommodate the current paradigm.  
If you have any questions or concerns about employee training and best practices, please feel free to contact us. ISEC7 offers global training, customized and tailored to fit your specific needs and goals. Fortify your security posture for 2025 by learning from seasoned professionals with strong technical backgrounds and real-life experience in major enterprise mobility solutions.
New Cybersecurity Standards and the Government’s Push Toward Zero Trust
As we have discussed in previous newsletters, ISEC7 is built on Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA), of which the guiding principle is “Never trust, always verify.” This cybersecurity strategy requires strict and continuous authentication of both people and devices when trying to access resources on a private network, either on-premises or in the cloud. The experts at ISEC7 understand the importance of ZTA and constantly verifying that every user, device, or app connecting to a resource is authenticated, legitimate, and free of any suspicion. Therefore, as executive orders push the government towards a ZTA strategy, ISEC7 can help government and nongovernment agencies alike deploy a Zero Trust security strategy, incorporate Zero Trust elements into their network, and reach their optimal cybersecurity goals.
Many organizations must now also comply with regulations like Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0. Developed and maintained by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the CMMC 2.0 framework represents a strategic effort to secure the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) against evolving cyberthreats by standardizing cybersecurity practices across federal contractors and subcontractors. One major element of CMMC 2.0 is protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in nonfederal systems and organizations. CUI is information government agencies have deemed worthy of protection, and any document containing CUI needs to be properly marked to indicate the presence of CUI and dictate the set of controls that must be followed. While specifically mandated for organizations within the DIB, it’s important to know that the new CMMC 2.0 requirements are not strictly specific to the government; utility, medical, financial, and other bodies have Personally Identifiable Information (PII), Personal Health Information (PHI), and other CUI that must be marked and protected.
In addition to the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) already complying with CMMC 2.0, the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Final Rule – which requires DOD contractors to demonstrate CMMC compliance starting mid-2025 – went into effect last month, making now the perfect time for you and your organization to get in compliance with CMMC 2.0. Even if it is not required of your organization, CMMC 2.0 serves as a valuable guide for any business seeking to strengthen its cybersecurity posture. ISEC7 Government Services has developed a dedicated CMMC information page where you can learn more about the new requirements, specifically data marking and protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), and the resources available to help you meet them.
Solution Highlight: ISEC7 CLASSIFY
While protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) is a major component of CMMC 2.0, it involves applying a detailed and complex marking system and remembering each category of CUI and its rules and dissemination controls is a daunting task. Thankfully, our proprietary solution ISEC7 CLASSIFY simplifies this system by defining all CUI categories and controls, ensuring markings follow the most current CUI registry.
The solution is designed to prevent users from incorrectly classifying their communications and provides templates for where classification markings need to be applied. The solution also verifies that proper permissions are granted to the sender and recipients before sending along with tracking for statistics and auditing. ISEC7 CLASSIFY support the Traffic Light Protocol (TLP) set forth by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which provides security officers for general businesses with best practice guidance on how to mark and share sensitive data within an organization or externally.
Providing a user-friendly experience to ensure that all documents are properly marked and compliant with laws and regulations, ISEC7 CLASSIFY is an essential tool for any organization with data protection requirements, and those needing to meet the new CMMC 2.0 requirements. Feel free to contact us about ISEC7 CLASSIFY, CUI, or CMMC 2.0, and we would be happy to answer any questions you may have and provide a demo. ISEC7 Government Services provides ISEC7 CLASSIFY, as well as ISEC7 MAIL and ISEC7 SPHERE, through our IT Schedule 70 contract with the General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS).
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Developed and maintained by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 framework represents a strategic effort to secure the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) against evolving cyberthreats by standardizing cybersecurity practices across federal contractors and subcontractors.
Developed and maintained by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 framework represents a strategic effort to secure the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) against evolving cyberthreats by standardizing cybersecurity practices across federal contractors and subcontractors
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