Burt’s Pumpkin Farm in Dawsonville, GA

Posted by Macy Thomas
On October 27, 2020

North Georgia farm has success with strawberries and pumpkins despite pandemic, thanks to UGA Johnny and Kathy Burt’s first year farming strawberries was nearly a disaster. COVID -19 hit just two weeks before the berries ripened and their first spring strawberry festival was to begin. “That wasn’t possible. We were on pins and […]

DIESELGRID in Forest Park, GA

Posted by Macy Thomas
On October 21, 2020

Deep Market Knowledge and Operational Flexibility Lead Freight Carrier Through the Pandemic Justin Hughes left trucking and moved into real estate in 2007, just before the Great Recession. Two years later, back into trucking, he founded the freight carrier DIESELGRID in Forest Park, and grew. He contacted the University of Georgia Small Business […]

Gwinnett Eye Clinic in Duluth, GA

Posted by Macy Thomas
On October 2, 2020

Assistance from UGA keeps essential employees on front line The Gwinnett Eye Clinic in Duluth kept its doors open and continued treating patients with glaucoma, retinal detachments and other eye injuries when the COVID-19 response temporarily closed many others. In fact, the practice set a record for seeing patients through its affiliation with two […]

New Revenue Streams Keeps Tifton Restaurant Afloat

Posted by Macy Thomas
On September 1, 2020

March 13 would be the last “normal” night of service at The Local at The Lankford, a popular farm-to-table restaurant in Tifton. The coronavirus pandemic had begun impacting people and businesses around Georgia. “Our last night of dining service was less of a St. Patrick’s Day party than we had hoped for,” said Jennifer […]

The CMMC Level 1, 17 Practices Identified and Explained

Posted by Mark Lupo
On August 8, 2020

Welcome to this final entry regarding the 17 Practices within CMMC Level 1 compliance. This article identifies the 6 Domains, containing 9 Capabilities and requiring 17 Practices to be active and integrated within the company operations in order to comply with 48 CFR 52.204-21 and to reach CMMC Level 1 compliance. There are no Processes […]

CMMC V1.02 – SI.1.213 – Perform Periodic Scans of Information Systems

Posted by Mark Lupo
On August 8, 2020

In our final entry of the Practices found in CMMC Level 1, within the Domain, System and Information Integrity, we cover SI.1.213 – Perform periodic scans of information systems and real-time scans of files from external sources as files are downloaded, opened or executed. This Practice is found within the Capability, C041, Identify Malicious Content, […]

CMMC V1.02 – SI.1.212 – Update Malicious Code Protection Mechanisms

Posted by Mark Lupo
On August 7, 2020

The third Practice within the System and Information Security, also falling under the Capability, C041, Identify Malicious Content, is SI.1.212 – Update Malicious Code Protection Mechanisms When New Releases are Available. This Practice focuses on ensuring you protect your IT system with new security releases and monitoring your system regularly. You can find the Practice […]

CMMC V1.02 – SI.1.211 – Provide Protection From Malicious Code

Posted by Mark Lupo
On August 6, 2020

We now explore the 2nd Practice within the Domain, System and Information Integrity (SI), S.I.211 – Provide protection from malicious code at appropriate locations within organizational information systems. This Practice falls under the second Capability within the (SI) Domain, C041, Identify Malicious Content and can be found in the CMMC Appendix B, page B-238 (Page […]