The updates and expansion of FedRAMP make a few things clear, the most significant of which is that government agencies are counting on cloud tools to help them do their work. But they also want certainty. The FedRAMP Ready designation was meant to bridge the gap between agencies seeking audited ... Read More

A new congressional report recommending a FedRAMP-style framework for commercial data brokers has reignited a long-running debate in Washington: whether federal agencies should be able to buy sensitive personal data on the open market without the same legal scrutiny required for traditional surveillance. Supporters of reform argue that the rapid ... Read More

For MSPs supporting defense contractors, federal agencies, and cloud service providers, 2026 marks a turning point when most regulatory bodies expect architecture, compliance, and service delivery to align. This is made even more readily apparent with changes in federal requirements. The DoD’s phased rollout of CMMC and FedRAMP 20x are ... Read More

The move to continuous controls monitoring is quickly becoming the baseline expectation for how security and compliance programs operate, particularly in cloud-first, identity-driven environments. What was once framed as “continuous compliance” or “real-time assurance” has now become a necessity driven by how risk and regulations actually function.   From Static ... Read More

GRC has always been at the forefront of innovation, having to respond to the latest and most creative threats. Artificial intelligence is simply forcing innovation to become faster. Moreso, it’s forcing us to rethink what GRC actually is now and into the next decade.  AI-driven GRC is emerging as the ... Read More

With the January 2026 release of multiple RFCs tied to the FedRAMP Authorization Act, the program is shifting from incremental process tweaks to structural modernization. This has been on the horizon for a while now, with the announcement of the FedRAMP 20x program. But this string of RFCs signals that ... Read More

This shift to identity-based security has had major implications for compliance. Frameworks like FedRAMP, CMMC, and NIST 800-series controls all rely on strong identity practices. Yet areas like Identity Assurance remain a consistent challenge. Many organizations assume that if a user can log in with MFA, their identity is secure ... Read More

The core HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules were written in a very different era, before cloud computing, large-scale data exchange, and ransomware became a systemic risk to healthcare. While there have been updates to address the digital age (namely, HITECH), there are still gaps in HIPAA’s approach to distributed cloud ... Read More

As regulatory scrutiny is increasing, customers are more demanding, and security failures carry reputational and financial consequences that far outweigh the cost of prevention. In response, Managed Service Providers are redefining their role. Instead of offering compliance as a one-off consulting engagement, they are transforming it into a repeatable, scalable ... Read More

Passwordless authentication is a potential lynchpin for organizations struggling with identity as their security perimeter. While neither FedRAMP nor CMMC explicitly mandates passwordless technologies, both frameworks set requirements and outcomes that passwordless authentication can meet. For organizations operating in regulated environments, especially those handling government data or CUI, passwordless authentication ... Read More