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The Mainstay Playbook: Cybersecurity Layers & Workflows to Protect Your Company

In a new work environment, what was once familiar can seem unfamiliar. With the quick move to remote work, individual users are more likely to fall for social engineering attacks while navigating a new environment and establishing new norms. Additionally, home networks often lack the security layers of business networks. These weaknesses are exploited by� Read More »

The Mainstay Playbook: Utilizing Proper Technology to Support a Positive Remote Workforce

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, organizations of all sizes have had to rapidly change the way they use technology to conduct business. Within a matter of days of social distancing requirements being announced, businesses and nonprofits rushed to a remote work environment that many were unprepared to handle.

CMMC Compliance Requirements Aren’t Changing Due to COVID-19

The CMMC timeline will continue as initially outlined meaning organizations should continue their preparations to meet compliance.

Healthy Tips for Working Remotely and Social Distancing

Social distancing is hard! It profoundly reorients our daily habits. While it is really about physical separation, that doesn’t mean that we have to actually disconnect socially from one another. With all the technology available, it is easier than ever to stay connected even when physically apart.

6 Critical Elements For Your Pandemic Plan

With a Pandemic Plan, you can ensure business continuity, careful communication, and deep care for your team, customers, and community during the Coronavirus outbreak.

An Overview of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Version 1.0

If you’re in the business of defense contracting, like many clients we partner with at Mainstay Technologies, you’ve likely heard the acronym “CMMC” this year! Whether we’ve met you at a workshop or seminar on security and compliance, or you’re just starting to evaluate what level of CMMC you need to meet, we’re here to� Read More »

Leading Change: Creating a Culture of Cybersecurity

We all know we need to do more to address cybersecurity threats. Most of us have a sense of why— we are connecting more devices that can be hacked, generating more data, and living on a global Internet that is growing by a million people per day worldwide. We may even have a grasp of� Read More »

Mainstay to Help Defense Contractors Navigate New Cybersecurity Certification Required by U.S. DoD

Organizations such as Mainstay Technologies that have deep experience in information security and a strong understanding of compliance processes and protocols, can serve as advisors and assessors to prepare companies to meet certification requirements and audits.

The Discipline of Reading and Recommendations from 2019

Reading good books is a habit that pays incredible dividends. It’s an amazing way to learn, relax, study, expand horizons, and indulge curiosity. It’s a habit that that can be tracked, improved, and shared with others. While reading can be a joy, it is also work, in that it takes intentionality.

New Cybersecurity Certification Required of Defense Contractors in 2020

Time to ring in the New Year with a new acronym – CMMC. These four letters stand for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification and establish cybersecurity standards and best practices for companies nationwide.