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February 5, 2024

New Article from Brevard Business News

December 22, 2023

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program

The CMMC Rule has been published to the Federal Register.  To view the official documents, please use the links below. 

December 6, 2023

A Small Subcontractor Passes a JSVA Assessment

Thank you Koren Wise for mentioning Cybersec Investments in your recent article titled, “A Very Small Subcontractor Passed the JSVA This Week with Flying Colors” about your client passing the JSVA assessment with a perfect 110 with us. 

November 8, 2023

2nd Annual CMMC Ecosystem Summit

Cybersec Investments’ Fernando Machado was asked to be a panelist on the topic of “Understanding CUI, FCI, and ITAR” with Matt Titcombe.   

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November 7, 2023

Regulatory Phishing - "The When, Where, Why and How of CMMC with Fernando Machado"

Thank you to Eric Crusius from Holland & Knight the opportunity to be on your Regulatory Phishing Podcast!

“In this episode of ‘Regulatory Phishing,’ Fernando Machado joins Government Contracts and Cybersecurity attorney Eric Crusius for an episode focused on the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program. Mr. Machado is the Managing Principal and Chief Information Security Officer for Cybersec Investments as well as the author of CMMC Simplified. Mr. Crusius and Mr. Machado discuss the current state of the CMMC, how companies can come to terms with this new certification program and strategies for compliance. They also walk through Mr. Machado’s book and highlight some key insights into the CMMC program.”

Regulatory Phishing

November 3, 2023

ICS Miami

Had a great panel discussion at the ICS Miami (Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Conference) with Ross Seay, Fernando Machado, Regan Edens and Jacob Hill!

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November 3, 2023

DTS Passes their JSVA!

Congratulations to DTS for passing their Joint Surveillance Voluntary Assessment (JSVA)! We appreciate your vote of confidence in choosing Cybersec Investments as your Authorized CMMC 3rd Party Assessment Organization (C3PAO)!

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October 12, 2023

GovCon Giants Government Contracting Summit 2023

Fernando was part of the panel, “Cybersecurity Compliance for Government Contracts.” 

We thank GovCon Giants for inviting us to be part of their inaugural event!

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September 20, 2023

National Cyber Summit

Fernando Machado gave a talk on the Joint Surveillance Voluntary Assessment (JSVA) Program in Huntsville! 

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September 1, 2023

IVA'AL Solutions Passes their JSVA with a perfect 110!

Congratulations to IVA’AL Solutions, LLC for passing their Joint Surveillance Voluntary Assessment (JSVA) with a perfect 110! We appreciate your vote of confidence in choosing Cybersec Investments as your Authorized CMMC 3rd Party Assessment Organization (C3PAO)!

Fantastic job by all involved with making this assessment go so smoothly!

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August 4, 2023

CMMC Simplified

Fernando Machado has recently written a book on the 5 W’s of CMMC in his new book CMMC Simplified. Make sure to get your copy on Amazon!

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February 23, 2023

CUI-CON

We thank everyone who attended the first CUI-CON in Melbourne Beach, FL.  It was a huge success!  

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January 18, 2023

CIC 2023 | San Diego

Thanks to FutureFeed and CMMC Information Institute for a Fantastic event in San Diego!  We were privileged to be invited and to speak at the event. 

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December 8, 2022

2nd Annual Cyber & IT Day For Fort Huachuca | 7th Annual Cyber Southwest Symposium

We thank NDIA Southwest Chapter and AZ Cyber Initiative for being included in this fantastic event.  

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October 12, 2022

Brevard Business News

Brevard Business News featured Fernando Machado and Cybersec Investments in their October addition of their newspaper.

Check out the article with the link below:

August 17, 2022

2022 Federal Contracting Conference

US Congressman Bill Posey put on a fantastic event at the Florida Solar Energy Center.  We thank his office for asking Fernando Machado to speak at the event. 

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August 8, 2022

Space Coast Daily - Press Release

Space Coast Daily featured Cybersec Investments with announcing our Authorized C3PAO status.  Make sure to click the article and read it for yourself!

August 5, 2022

Cybersec Investments is now an Authorized C3PAO

We are pleased to announce that we received our Authorization letter from the Cyber AB and now are authorized to perform voluntary CMMC Assessments. Contact us for additional information

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July 28, 2022

PTAC Event CMMC 2.0: Understanding OSC and MSP Compliance

Thanks to the UCF PTAC for setting up a great CMMC event at Eastern Florida State College in Cocoa, FL.  Fantastic presentation by all speakers.

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July 25, 2022

Cybersec Investments - CMMC Level 2 Audit overall score of Met

We are pleased to announce that we have passed our Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Assessment Center (DIDCAC) audit and achieved an overall score of met for all Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Model 2.0 level 2 practices.

We are currently awaiting “Authorized” status by the Cyber AB.

July 11, 2022

State Of Florida - Minority & Veteran Owned Small Business Certification

Cybersec Investments has been certified through the State of Florida as a Minority and Veteran Owned Small Business

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June 24, 2022

Parabilis - CMMC Update: are you assessment ready?

Teresa Moon of Parabilis featured Cybersec Investments in her recent CMMC blog.  Please click the link below to read more. 

June 12, 2022

Generation Si! - A Small Business Owner's Go-To Guide for Advice, Education & Networking

Giovanna Drpic of Generation Si! wrote an article on Fernando Machado about his entrepreneurial journey with Cybersec Investments. Please click below to read the article.

April 22, 2022

Parabilis - So, what's the deal with CMMC?

Teresa Moon of Parabilis featured Cybersec Investments in her recent blog post on CMMC 2.0.  Please click the below link to read the article for yourself. 

March 27, 2022

West Orlando News - Cybersec Investments Receives President's Volunteer Service Award

We thank the West Orlando News and PTAC at UCF for featuring Fernando Machado in an article regarding his recent accomplishments as a SDVOSB business owner and being a recipient of the President’s Volunteer Service Award.  

January 24, 2022

President's Volunteer Service Award

Fernando Machado was recognized by the CMMC Accreditation Body for being a former member of their Standards Management Committee Industry Working Group.  This group had a combined 17,432 volunteer hours with working on CMMC‘s assessment criteria, scoping, and more. 

January 18, 2022

Did you miss CS2 San Diego?  Fernando Machado’s presentation on “Marking CUI in Your I.T. Environment” is now available to watch online. 

November 19, 2021

Topic: CMMC 2.0

Presented By: Parabilis 

We once again have seen amendments to CMMC, and with the rollout of version 2.0 we have a structure that is almost unrecognizable from the original proposition of compliance. Our resident expert and cyber-guru, Fernando Machado, CEO of Cybersec Investments, brings us up to speed and uncovers the changes to CMMC and what it will mean to contractors of all sizes for the immediate future and going forward. This is a MUST SEE  event!

September 22, 2021

Topic: CMMC

Presented By: Parabilis

Cybersecurity is in every conversation concerning federal contracting these days. Standards are changing, and with the changes, government contractors will have to be mindful of deadlines and benchmarks over the next 3 years. For now, the DoD is leading the charge on upgrading regulatory compliance, however, several other agencies are following suit with their own updates to process and procedure regarding the handling of controlled unclassified information (CUI)

For the layperson, this can seem like a bit of a mess with the lack of consistency across agencies, and an ever-changing environment. To keep you informed, we are chatting with our industry expert on the subject, Fernando Machado, to hash out what we do know to be true, fixed deadlines, and establishing a plan for certification. CMMC isn’t going away, it’s pressing on, and we are here to help you map out your pathway in a reasonable and cost-effective way.

August 6, 2021

Topic: CMMC and NIST 800-171

Presented By: Parabilis

With deadlines on the horizon, we wanted to keep our clients and constituents “in the know” as it pertains to cybersecurity compliance. If you are a defense contractor and have a current Enhanced Joint Certification (JCP) you must post your NIST 800-171 score in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) by August 16th or be locked out of the site. If you do not currently have a contract award with the DoD, per the DFARS 252.204-7019 clause, you will need to submit a Basic Assessment to the SPRS site to be considered for upcoming awards.

So, what does this mean for you?

If you miss this deadline, you will need to submit your SPRS score in order to regain access. Do so with caution, because if your score is deemed inaccurate or misleading, you could potentially be in violation of the False Claims Act. So, it is best to seek assistance from a cyber professional for any part of this compliance.

 

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