DoD Cyber Clause Flowdown: What Suppliers Must Do
The Department of Defense DFARS Cybersecurity Clause, more commonly known as the DoD Cyber Clause (or just DFARS 7012), is the long-standing set of rules the DoD has put in place for all members of the DoD supply chain and defense industrial base. It has also spread beyond those boundaries ... Read More
How FedRAMP Reciprocity Works with Other Frameworks
FedRAMP is the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, and it’s one of the most widely used governmental cybersecurity frameworks across the United States. It’s meant to serve as the gatekeeper for any contractor looking to work with the federal government to ensure that everyone across the board has a ... Read More
DoD SPRS Scores: How Often Should You Update Them?
The overall defense industrial base is growing increasingly aware of the needs of modern information and cyber security. From recent major supply chain attacks to the constant threat of nation-state actors trying to compromise systems, it’s important to be committed to the best security you can implement, no matter where ... Read More
The CMMC Rev 2 to Rev 3 Memo: What’s Changed?
The world of cybersecurity is always changing, with rapid evolution in both threat and response creating a continual churn in knowledge, technology, and standards. Frameworks meant to help protect systems and businesses, especially the government, tend to be comparatively slow. It takes a lot of momentum and effort to get ... Read More
How to Handle CMMC Scoping for Remote Employees
CMMC mandates that companies working as part of the government supply line need to comply with a level of security determined by their handling of controlled information. Identifying the level of compliance necessary for your business is the first step in achieving that compliance. The second step is scoping. All ... Read More
Guide: What is KMI (Key Management Infrastructure)?
One of the most critical elements of modern information security is encryption. Encryption is a complex field based solely on the arms race between people seeking secure ways to encode and encrypt data at rest and in transit and those seeking to break that encryption. Encryption is extremely commonplace. Most ... Read More
What is COMSEC? Training, Updates, Audits & More
Here at Ignyte, we talk a lot about various overarching information security frameworks, like FedRAMP, CMMC, and ISO 27001. Within these overall frameworks exist a range of smaller and narrower standards, including COMSEC. If you’ve seen COMSEC as a term, you may be passingly familiar with what it is, but ... Read More
How to Vet SaaS Apps Using FedRAMP Equivalency
As much as some people dislike it, the world is interconnected, and to operate a business successfully, you will have to use the products or services produced by other businesses. Under normal circumstances, this is fine. However, when you’re a contractor looking to work with a department of the federal ... Read More
CMMC Level 2 Documentation: What Auditors Want to See
If you’re part of the defense industrial base and you’re seeking CMMC certification, there’s a very good chance you’re aiming for Level 2. Level 1 is mostly meant for businesses with a focus on federal contract information but not CUI, while Level 3 is meant for businesses handling the most ... Read More
Guide to POA&M Management for DoD Contractors in 2025
As of the end of last year, DoD contractors have to start paying attention to CMMC, as the Final Rule for CMMC 2.0 is now in force. While the timelines for full CMMC 2.0 compliance have just started, the full compliance process will inevitably take time. There will be mistakes, ... Read More
