CMMC V1.02 – PE.1.134 – Control and Manage Physical Access Devices

The final Practice within the Physical Security (PE) Domain and Capability, Limit Physical Access, is PE.1.134, Control and manage physical access devices.  This Practice focuses on who can access the physical equipment used to track physical access to a facility (e.g., locks, badging, key cards, etc.) and who is responsible for monitoring and managing access […]

CMMC V1.02 – PE.1.132 – Escort Visitors and Monitor Visitor Activity

This entry is the second Practice within the Physical Protection (PE) Domain and the Capability, Limit Physical Access.  This Practice, PE.1.132 – Escort Visitors and Monitor Visitor Activity, aligns with the prior one, PE.1.131, Limiting physical access to organizational information systems and, again, is pretty straight forward.  Essentially, to meet compliance with this Practice, an […]

CMMC V1.02 – MP.1.118 – SANITIZE OR DESTROY INFORMATION SYSTEM MEDIA

The next practice to be completed is located within the domain, Media Protection.  For Level 1 compliance, there is only one Capability (Sanitize Media) and one Practice within that Capability:  MP.1.118 – Sanitize or destroy information system media containing Federal contract information before disposal or release for reuse.  Below is the information and description provided […]

CMMC V1.02 – IA.1.077 – Authenticate Identities of Users, Processes, or Devices

The second practice within the Domain, Identification and Authentication (IA) and Capability, Grant access to authenticated entities, is IA.1.077, Authenticate ( or verify ) the identities of those users, processes, or devices, as a prerequisite to allowing access to organizational information systems.  This sounds a lot more complicated than it actually is.  Essentially, this practice […]

13 March – COVID-19 Update – Clarifying Signs and Symptoms to Influenza

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With COVID-19 upon us and dramatic actions taken around the world to create social distancing, several questions have emerged as to how best to differentiate between the signs and symptoms of COVID-19 to influenza or even the common cold.  As you are probably aware, the general signs and symptoms of active COVID-19 are very similar […]

9 Mar 2020 – COVID-19 Progression and Next Steps

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By now, we are all pretty much aware of the spread of COVID-19 across the world (and more and more within the U.S. and within Georgia).  Containment measure so far have not stopped the spread of the disease and it continues to expand in multiple areas around the nation.  As the number of tests conducted […]

3 March – COVID-19 is in Georgia: How Best to Respond – Resources and Links

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As expected, the first cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed yesterday in Fulton County, GA.  For most of us, this should not be a surprise and should have been expected.  With Atlanta Hartsfield located here, it was only a matter of time.  In the coming days we will be seeing more cases in Georgia being diagnosed, […]