SPRS Score Explained: Why Most Manufacturers Are Failing and How to Fix It Published by Capital Cyber | Leesburg, VA | (571) 410 3066 Your SPRS score is the single most visible indicator of your cybersecurity posture to the Department of Defense. Contracting officers check it. DIBCAC auditors use it as a baseline. And under […]
SMB Cybersecurity, CMMC Compliance
CMMC vs. ITAR: What Defense Manufacturers Need to Understand Published by Capital Cyber | Leesburg, VA | (571) 410 3066 If your manufacturing company works on defense programs, you may be subject to both CMMC and ITAR requirements. These two frameworks overlap significantly, but they are not the same thing. Understanding where they converge, where […]
SMB Cybersecurity, CMMC ComplianceIf you manufacture parts for defense contractors—even as a Tier 2 or Tier 3 supplier—keep reading. This guide will walk you through what CMMC means fo
SMB Cybersecurity, CMMC ComplianceIf you’re a Tier 2 or Tier 3 aerospace supplier, this guide will walk you through what CMMC means for your business and how to achieve compliance with
SMB Cybersecurity, CMMC Compliance
CMMC vs. ITAR: What Defense Manufacturers Need to Understand Published by Capital Cyber | Leesburg, VA | (571) 410 3066 If you own or manage a machine shop that does defense work, you have probably been hearing about CMMC for years now. The acronyms keep piling up. The deadlines keep shifting. And the advice you […]
SMB Cybersecurity, CMMC Compliance
We Are Not Your IT Company. We Are Your Security Partner. Most businesses have an IT provider. They fix your computers when they break. They manage your servers. They are reactive. Most businesses do not have a security partner. Someone who prevents computers from breaking. Who stops attackers before they reach your servers. Who makes […]
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Why Mortgage Companies Are Losing Millions to Wire Fraud And How to Stop It The average mortgage company processes 50-200 wire transfers per month. Each one is a $150,000 to $500,000 transaction. And each one is vulnerable to the same attack that has cost the industry over $1.5 billion since 2021. Wire fraud is not […]
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Tax Season Is Ransomware Season: A Cybersecurity Guide for CPA Firms Here is a statistic that should terrify every CPA firm: ransomware attacks on accounting firms spike 300% during tax season. It makes sense. You are distracted. You are busy. Your guard is down. And you are sitting on exactly what cybercriminals want: thousands of […]
SMB Cybersecurity, CMMC Compliance
CMMC Phase 1 Is Here: What Government Contractors Must Do Now The Department of Defense made it official. CMMC Phase 1 enforcement begins in May 2026. If you handle controlled unclassified information (CUI) and you are not compliant, you risk losing your contracts. Not next year. Not eventually. Now. Here is what that means for […]
SMB Cybersecurity, CMMC Compliance
The CMMC 2.0 Readiness Guide: A Practical Roadmap for DoD Contractors What Is CMMC 2.0? A Brief History The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) was created by the Department of Defense to address a persistent problem: sensitive defense information flowing through contractor networks that lacked adequate security controls. The original CMMC 1.0 framework, introduced in […]
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