We’ve touched on the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) before in this blog, but over the next five weeks we’ll be doing a deep dive into this particular cybersecurity framework in our new CMMC Series. Starting with today’s post on what’s happening currently and what we can expect in 2022.

At Valley Techlogic, we believe a good cybersecurity framework can be the backbone for businesses looking to beef up their cybersecurity implementation.

We hope everyone had a wonderful New Year but unfortunately for those with 2016/2019 Exchange servers, the turning of the clocks to 01/01/2022 led to an unpleasant bug.

Computer bugs related to a New Years event aren’t uncommon, we created this infographic about other times this has happened (as well as a notable future one).

The error this time was caused by the date checking within the anti-malware portion of Exchange.

Yesterday, a number of LastPass users received alarming alerts in their email inbox that their passwords – including their master password – had been compromised. The news quickly spread across the internet, starting with forums, and then making its way to Twitter where it was picked up by larger news outlets.

We’re right in the middle of the holiday season right now, and we thought the best gift we could give to you (our readers) is some advice straight from the tech experts on how to use technology to make your holiday season easier.

We have five tips to utilize technology for an efficient and fun holiday season.

News is moving fast on the Log4J vulnerability, also known as “Log4shell”. It was first discovered in the video game Minecraft, developers realized hackers could exploit the vulnerability to gain access to the targeted computer and take it over. They quickly released a patch but also made a disclosure that brought the exploit to the public’s view.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is so prevalent in their cloud services they could be considered an internet backbone. Their cloud computing network is so ubiquitous with online web hosting it would be difficult to find a business that doesn’t utilize their service for some or all of their online hosting requirements.

HIPAA (which was enacted on August 21, 1996) is not a new topic for healthcare providers and those who handle Protected Healthcare Information (PHI), yet many healthcare providers still do not meet the target goals assigned by the program to prevent a data breach that could devastate their business.

As you prepare to take some time off to enjoy with your families (especially if a certain health crisis kept the festivities to a minimum in 2020) it’s important to take some steps to make sure your business is still protected in your absence.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an advisory yesterday to businesses and consumers alike, warning that hackers often take advantages of holidays and other times people may let their guard down to wreak more havoc.

If you’re a contractor or subcontractor for the Department of Defense (DoD) you probably at least have an awareness of the evolving situation surrounding the CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) program, or maybe you’ve even begun the self-assessment process.

Microsoft has had a busy year in 2021. With the release of Windows 11 and it’s continued roll out to more and more eligible users, as well as the quieter release of Windows Server 2022 in August. It looks like they’re not slowing down in 2022.

We’ve been notified as a Microsoft partner there will be price increases across the board for their powerful suite of office software, Microsoft 365 expected in March 2022.

While it’s never fun to have an unexpected increase to your overall IT spend, we think Microsoft 365 is still well worth it even at the increased cost.