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NIST 800-171 Rev 2 or Rev 3: which one does CMMC use?
Rev 3 of SP 800-171 is final, but the CMMC rule text ties Level 2 to Rev 2. Here is what that means and how to plan without guessing.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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NIS2 or DORA: which applies to a financial software company?
DORA is the sector rule for financial entities and is lex specialis to NIS2. A software vendor to banks may fall under NIS2, DORA contracts, or both.
Oct 18, 20264 min read
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NIS2 in plain words: sectors covered and what operators must do
NIS2 covers 18 sectors in the EU, including energy, transport, health and water. A short guide to who is in scope and the duties the Commission lists.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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NIS2 Article 20: what leadership must approve, oversee and learn
NIS2 Article 20 makes management bodies approve and oversee cyber measures, take training, and potentially answer for failures. What it means.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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NIS2 fines: essential versus important entities explained
NIS2 sets maximum fines of at least EUR 10 million or 2 percent of turnover for essential entities, and EUR 7 million or 1.4 percent for important ones.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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NIS2 Article 21: the ten measures as an engineering checklist
NIS2 Article 21(2) lists ten minimum risk-management measures. Here is what each one means as concrete work for an engineering and security team.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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NIS2 incident reporting: the 24 hour, 72 hour and one month clocks
How NIS2 Article 23 reporting works: an early warning within 24 hours, a notification within 72 hours, and a final report within one month of that.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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Approving a new SaaS tool: a 10 minute security checklist
A fast checklist for deciding whether a team can adopt a new SaaS tool: data type, sign in, permissions, logs, exit and who owns it. Under ten minutes.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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MPL 2.0 file level copyleft in plain terms
MPL 2.0 copyleft stops at the file. What that means for modified files, new files, proprietary products and JavaScript delivered to browsers.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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