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How to Complete Your Security Risk Analysis for MIPS in 2025

MIPS or the Merit-based Incentive Payment System is a performance-based reimbursement program under Medicare, developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to reward healthcare providers for quality,…

How to Prepare for your CMMC Certification

You’ve spent months implementing security controls to prepare for your CMMC Certification. Your policies are polished. Your System Security Plan (SSP) is complete. Now comes the moment of truth: the…

Your CMMC Roadmap

The path to CMMC compliance doesn’t have to feel like navigating uncharted territory. With CMMC requirements entering new DoD contracts and full implementation approaching rapidly, your organization needs a clear…

How to Select the Right C3PAO for Your CMMC Certification

For many cybersecurity frameworks you’ve dealt with, self-attestation is acceptable and gaps may be justified with Plans of Action and Milestones. However, CMMC Level 2 flips the script entirely. There’s…

CMMC Compliance versus Certification

As a defense contractor familiar with CMMC, you’re likely encountering a flood of contradictory information about who can help you, what services you actually need, and whether you even need…

How to Select an RPO, RP, and RPA for CMMC Compliance

Selecting the right compliance professionals can determine whether your CMMC journey becomes a strategic advantage or a costly struggle. You need to have a plan that avoids common critical pitfalls.…

How to Comply with NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 2 serves as the strategic foundation for CMMC compliance success. Organizations that master NIST implementation first can dramatically reduce CMMC certification costs, accelerate timelines, and increase…

Comparing NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC

As a defense contractor, it can be daunting to understand two complex security standards to win defense contracts. As CMMC Consultants, we have helped several organizations navigate this maze and…

Mastering CMMC Documentation

CMMC is not just about having the right tools and controls in place—it’s about proving it. Documentation serves as your organization’s evidence that your security processes are not only implemented…

databrackets is an Authorized C3PAO for CMMC

We are thrilled to announce that databrackets is an authorized Certified Third-Party Assessment Organization (C3PAO) — a milestone that reflects our deep commitment to cybersecurity excellence and integrity in the

Understand Cyber Liability Insurance Coverage, Policy Language and How your Premium is Calculated

When a ransomware attack locks your systems, or a data breach exposes customer information, cyber liability insurance becomes the financial safety net between recovery and significant loss. Yet most organizations approach this

How to Reduce your Cyber Liability Insurance Premium with a Security Risk Assessment

IBM reports that the average cost of a data breach in 2025 was $4.44 million globally. However, in the United States, the average cost was significantly higher at $10.22 million.

NEN 7510: A Guide to Healthcare Information Security in the Netherlands

When a ransomware attack hit Maastricht University in December 2019, the entire digital infrastructure collapsed. Nineteen thousand students couldn’t access course materials, researchers faced looming grant deadlines with no access

Understanding the CAIQ

Is CAIQ for You? Are you evaluating cloud service providers and drowning in security questionnaires? Do you need to prove your cloud vendor did their due diligence before the next

NIST SP 800-53 – The Gold Standard for Cybersecurity

NIST Special Publication 800-53 is the backbone of federal cybersecurity that protects everything from your Social Security data to national defense systems. But what most people don’t realize is that

Securing CUI with NIST SP 800-171 Revision 2

NIST SP 800-171 Revision 2 stands as the mandatory cybersecurity standard for any organization handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) under federal contracts. This isn’t voluntary guidance or a best-practice recommendation.

Building a Practical Cybersecurity Program with NIST CSF

How do you build a cybersecurity program that’s both comprehensive and practical- without breaking the bank or overwhelming your team? The answer lies in a framework that strips away complexity

Understanding the NIST AI Risk Management Framework

The question isn’t whether AI will transform your business—it’s whether you’ll manage the risks before they manage you. Every day, AI systems make thousands of decisions that affect real people:

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