--- title: Dragnet Updates from the Cyber Front description: Get the latest news in compliance and cybersecurity from Dragnet. Defense grade cybersecurity. For all. image: https://www.dragnetsecure.com/hubfs/bloghero.png --- [![Dragnet.LOGO.fullcolor](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Dragnet.LOGO.fullcolor.png?width=4688&height=1094&name=Dragnet.LOGO.fullcolor.png "Dragnet.LOGO.fullcolor")](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/) [![Dragnet.LOGO.fullcolor](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Dragnet.LOGO.fullcolor.png?width=4688&height=1094&name=Dragnet.LOGO.fullcolor.png "Dragnet.LOGO.fullcolor")](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/) - [ABOUT](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/about-dragnet) - [SERVICES](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/services) - [GAP & RISK ASSESSMENTS](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/gap-risk-assessments) - [CMMC PROGRAM MANAGEMENT](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/cmmc-program-management) - [PENETRATION TESTING](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/penetration-testing) - [WRITTEN INFORMATION SECURITY PLANS](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/wisp) - [POLICY & PROCEDURE WRITING](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/policy-procedure) - [INDUSTRIES](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/industries) - DEFENSE CONTRACTORS & SUBCONTRACTORS - HEALTHCARE - STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT - FDA & PHARMACEUTICALS - MANUFACTURING - FOOD, UTILITIES, AND ENERGY - [BLOG](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog) - [CONTACT](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/contact-dragnet-cyber) More results [Book a Call](https://share.hsforms.com/1ftPOyOuaRH2piPrgBX02tgdidkt) [Book a Call](https://share.hsforms.com/1qMCUPd-zRf-ti2apD-peHAdidkt) [Book a Call](https://share.hsforms.com/1ftPOyOuaRH2piPrgBX02tgdidkt) - [ABOUT](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/about-dragnet) - [SERVICES](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/services) - [GAP & RISK ASSESSMENTS](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/gap-risk-assessments) - [CMMC PROGRAM MANAGEMENT](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/cmmc-program-management) - [PENETRATION TESTING](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/penetration-testing) - [WRITTEN INFORMATION SECURITY PLANS](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/wisp) - [POLICY & PROCEDURE WRITING](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/policy-procedure) - [INDUSTRIES](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/industries) - DEFENSE CONTRACTORS & SUBCONTRACTORS - HEALTHCARE - STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT - FDA & PHARMACEUTICALS - MANUFACTURING - FOOD, UTILITIES, AND ENERGY - [BLOG](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog) - [CONTACT](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/contact-dragnet-cyber) [Book a Call](https://share.hsforms.com/1qMCUPd-zRf-ti2apD-peHAdidkt) # **Have your mind blown.** # **But in a good way.** We know the intricacies of cybersecurity and compliance are painfully mind-numbing. But we geek out on this stuff. So rest easy knowing that the Dragnet Squad is on your six. ![bloghero](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/hs-fs/hubfs/bloghero.png?width=500&height=500&name=bloghero.png) All Topics [All Topics](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog)[Compliance](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/tag/compliance)[CMMC](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/tag/cmmc)[Cybersecurity](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/tag/cybersecurity)[Policies & Procedures](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/tag/policies-procedures)[Penetration Testing](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/tag/penetration-testing)[Business Continuity](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/tag/business-continuity)[Gap Assessment](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/tag/gap-assessment)[Passwords](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/tag/passwords) ## [Small Business, Big Protection: How Outside The Box, LLC Found the Right Compliance Partner in Dragnet](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/small-business-big-protection-how-outside-the-box-llc-found-the-right-compliance-partner-in-dragnet) By [**Stacy Aitken, CEO**](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/author/stacy-aitken-ceo) on Sep 9, 2026 ![Small Business, Big Protection](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Small%20Business%2c%20Big%20Protection.png?width=1125&height=750&name=Small%20Business%2c%20Big%20Protection.png) Client Spotlight: Outside The Box, LLC Navigating federal contracting especially in the DIBCAC (Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Assessment Center) space requirements is complicated under any circumstances. For small businesses, the stakes are higher and the margin for error is s … [Read Story](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/small-business-big-protection-how-outside-the-box-llc-found-the-right-compliance-partner-in-dragnet) Topics: [Compliance](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/tag/compliance) ## [Audit-Ready and Ahead of the Curve: How McKinney Specialty Labs Found a True Compliance Partner](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/audit-ready-and-ahead-of-the-curve-how-mckinney-specialty-labs-found-a-true-compliance-partner) By [**Stacy Aitken, CEO**](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/author/stacy-aitken-ceo) on Aug 26, 2026 ![Audit Ready](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Audit%20Ready.png?width=1125&height=750&name=Audit%20Ready.png) Client Spotlight: McKinney Specialty Labs [Read Story](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/audit-ready-and-ahead-of-the-curve-how-mckinney-specialty-labs-found-a-true-compliance-partner) Topics: [Compliance](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/tag/compliance) ## [From -203 to Full Compliance: CNK Machine Manufacturing's CMMC Journey with Dragnet](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/from-203-to-full-compliance-cnk-machine-manufacturings-cmmc-journey-with-dragnet) By [**Stacy Aitken, CEO**](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/author/stacy-aitken-ceo) on Aug 12, 2026 ![From -203-1](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/hs-fs/hubfs/From%20-203-1.png?width=1125&height=750&name=From%20-203-1.png) Client Spotlight: CNK Machine Manufacturing [Read Story](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/from-203-to-full-compliance-cnk-machine-manufacturings-cmmc-journey-with-dragnet) Topics: [Compliance](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/tag/compliance) [CMMC](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/tag/cmmc) ## [Defense-Grade Results for Real Businesses: Three Client Stories from Dragnet](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/defense-grade-results-for-real-businesses-three-client-stories-from-dragnet) By [**Stacy Aitken, CEO**](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/author/stacy-aitken-ceo) on Jul 29, 2026 ![Defense-Grade-3](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Defense-Grade-3.png?width=1125&height=750&name=Defense-Grade-3.png) Cybersecurity compliance isn't abstract. It has real consequences for the contracts you can pursue, the audits you pass, and the clients who trust you with sensitive information. The businesses below came to Dragnet at different starting points, in different industries, with different … [Read Story](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/defense-grade-results-for-real-businesses-three-client-stories-from-dragnet) ## [CMMC Phase 2 Third-Party Assessments Are Suspended: Here's What Actually Changed](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/cmmc-phase-2-third-party-assessments-are-suspended-heres-what-actually-changed) By [**Stacy Aitken, CEO**](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/author/stacy-aitken-ceo) on Jul 15, 2026 ![your-policies-are-only-as-good-as-the-controls-behind-them-2](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/hs-fs/hubfs/your-policies-are-only-as-good-as-the-controls-behind-them-2.png?width=900&height=600&name=your-policies-are-only-as-good-as-the-controls-behind-them-2.png) Here Is Why You Should Keep Your Compliance Roadmap On Track [Read Story](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/cmmc-phase-2-third-party-assessments-are-suspended-heres-what-actually-changed) Topics: [Compliance](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/tag/compliance) [CMMC](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/tag/cmmc) ## [Your Policies Are Only as Good as the Controls Behind Them](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/your-policies-are-only-as-good-as-the-controls-behind-them) By [**Stacy Aitken, CEO**](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/author/stacy-aitken-ceo) on Jul 15, 2026 ![your-policies-are-only-as-good-as-the-controls-behind-them-2](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/hs-fs/hubfs/your-policies-are-only-as-good-as-the-controls-behind-them-2.png?width=900&height=600&name=your-policies-are-only-as-good-as-the-controls-behind-them-2.png) Policy & Procedure Writing for Real-World CMMC Compliance [Read Story](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/your-policies-are-only-as-good-as-the-controls-behind-them) Topics: [Compliance](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/tag/compliance) [CMMC](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/tag/cmmc) ## [What You Don't Know Can Cost You the Contract](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/what-you-dont-know-can-cost-you-the-contract) By [**Stacy Aitken, CEO**](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/author/stacy-aitken-ceo) on Jun 11, 2026 ![](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/hubfs/Dragnet-blog-post.png) The Case for a Gap Assessment Before Your Next Bid If your organization handles federal contract data and you haven't formally assessed your cybersecurity posture against NIST SP 800-171, there's a very good chance you have gaps you don't know about. And in today's contracting environ … [Read Story](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/what-you-dont-know-can-cost-you-the-contract) Topics: [Compliance](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/tag/compliance) [CMMC](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/tag/cmmc) ## [You're a Subcontractor. CMMC Is Now Your Problem Too.](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/youre-a-subcontractor.-cmmc-is-now-your-problem-too) By [**Stacy Aitken, CEO**](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/author/stacy-aitken-ceo) on May 13, 2026 ![](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/hubfs/Dragnet-cyber-compliance-image-main.jpg) The CMMC Flowdown Effect and What Small Vendors Must Do Right Now A lot of small and mid-size defense vendors are operating under a dangerous assumption: that CMMC is the prime contractor's problem. It isn't. And if you're still waiting to find out what your prime requires before you … [Read Story](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/youre-a-subcontractor.-cmmc-is-now-your-problem-too) Topics: [Compliance](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/tag/compliance) [CMMC](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/tag/cmmc) ## [The Threat Already Inside Your Walls](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/the-threat-already-inside-your-walls) By [**Stacy Aitken, CEO**](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/author/stacy-aitken-ceo) on Apr 15, 2026 ![](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/hubfs/DN%20-%20Blog%20Images%20-%20April%202026.png) When most organizations think about cybersecurity, they picture an external attacker — a hacker halfway around the world probing their perimeter. But some of the most damaging breaches don't come from the outside. They originate with people who already have the keys. [Read Story](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/the-threat-already-inside-your-walls) Topics: [Cybersecurity](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/tag/cybersecurity) ## [Mobile & Endpoint Security in Human Contexts](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/mobile-endpoint-security-in-human-contexts) By [**Stacy Aitken, CEO**](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/author/stacy-aitken-ceo) on Mar 11, 2026 ![](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/hubfs/CMMCPMhero.png) Securing the Distributed Workforce in 2026 Here is a scenario that plays out dozens of times every day across organizations just like yours: a senior engineer wraps up a project update, needs to share a file quickly before jumping on a call, and emails it to their personal Gmail accou … [Read Story](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/mobile-endpoint-security-in-human-contexts) [1](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/page/1)[2](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/page/2)[3](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/page/3) - Recent - Topics - Archive Recent Topics - [Compliance (15)](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/tag/compliance) - [CMMC (14)](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/tag/cmmc) - [Cybersecurity (8)](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/tag/cybersecurity) - [Policies & Procedures (4)](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/tag/policies-procedures) - [Penetration Testing (3)](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/tag/penetration-testing) - [Business Continuity (1)](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/tag/business-continuity) - [Gap Assessment (1)](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/tag/gap-assessment) - [Passwords (1)](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/tag/passwords) See all Archive - [August 2026 (2)](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/archive/2026/08) - [July 2026 (3)](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/archive/2026/07) - [June 2026 (1)](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/archive/2026/06) - [May 2026 (1)](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/archive/2026/05) - [April 2026 (1)](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/archive/2026/04) - [March 2026 (1)](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/archive/2026/03) - [February 2026 (1)](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/archive/2026/02) - [January 2026 (1)](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/archive/2026/01) - [December 2025 (1)](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/archive/2025/12) - [November 2025 (1)](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/archive/2025/11) - [October 2025 (2)](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/archive/2025/10) - [September 2025 (1)](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/archive/2025/09) - [August 2025 (1)](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/archive/2025/08) - [July 2025 (1)](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/archive/2025/07) - [June 2025 (1)](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/archive/2025/06) - [March 2025 (1)](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/archive/2025/03) - [February 2025 (1)](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/archive/2025/02) - [January 2025 (1)](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/archive/2025/01) - [December 2024 (1)](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/archive/2024/12) - [November 2024 (1)](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/archive/2024/11) - [October 2024 (3)](https://www.dragnetsecure.com/blog/archive/2024/10) See all ### Subscribe by email ### Subscribe Here! 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