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Resources to help you become secure, compliant, and audit-ready.
Threat intelligence, weekly briefings, and self-assessment tools — organized by your industry and the audit you answer to, so you can find what matters before it lands on your desk.
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Three ways to stay ahead of the threat.
Read it, hear it, or measure yourself against it. Every resource is written for decision-makers — not for engineers who already know.
// The Sitrep // Intel
Field briefings on what's hitting your sector
Threat intelligence, regulatory shifts, and tactical analysis on HIPAA, SOC 2, and CMMC/NIST — written for executives who make the call.
Read the Sitrep// Status: Secure // Podcast
Short briefings, every week
"Actual" and "The CISO" break down current threats, regulatory moves, and C-suite liability across healthcare, government, and tech.
Hear the briefing// Self-Assessment // Tool
Find out which frameworks you actually need
A guided read on your security posture. Answer a few questions, see where your gaps are, and get the first steps toward closing them.
Check your postureBy Industry
Intel tuned to your regulatory reality.
Every sector answers to a different regulator and a different threat model. Jump to yours for the latest related briefings and episodes.
// Industry 01
Healthcare services →
Healthcare
HIPAA exposure, ePHI, medical-device risk, and breach scrutiny. Intel for hospitals, health systems, and their vendors.
Latest Sitreps
Help Desk Social Engineering: How to Build a Verification Protocol That HoldsThe McKesson intrusion did not begin with malware or an exploit — it began with a phone call to a service desk...ACCESS BRIEF Your First Security Hire: How to Build a Security Team at a StartupThe requisition you wrote is the reason the role has been open for nine months, and the candidate who could actually do...ACCESS BRIEF How to Quantify Cyber Risk in Dollars: The Board-Ready Field GuideA vulnerability report is not a business case, and a board that cannot price your risk will not fund your program. This...ACCESS BRIEF
Related Episodes
032 McKesson Breached: Voice Phishing, Social Engineering, and Vendor LiabilityThere was no malware, no exploit, and no vulnerability to patch — the attackers called a service desk and were...INITIATE PLAYBACK 030 The Trust Deficit, Security Theater, and How to Pitch Security to Non-Technical LeadersThe best security posture in the world protects nothing if it never gets funded, and most security programs die in...INITIATE PLAYBACK 029 AI-Accelerated Exploits, The KEV Catalog, and a Field Guide to Threat Intelligence SourcesAI is collapsing the window between a vulnerability going public and being weaponized, which means the defensive problem is no...INITIATE PLAYBACK
// Industry 02
Government services →
Government Contractors
CMMC, NIST 800-171, CUI handling, and DFARS obligations for the defense industrial base and public-sector suppliers.
Latest Sitreps
The HIPAA Security Rule Overhaul: A Readiness Roadmap for Healthcare Before the Clock StartsFor twenty years, "addressable" gave healthcare organizations room to hold a meeting, document a decision, and move on. The proposed HIPAA Security...ACCESS BRIEF CMMC Phase II Suspended: What the Department of War’s Announcement Actually Means for Defense ContractorsOn July 13, 2026, the Department of War suspended CMMC Phase II — the mandatory third-party certification that was set to take...ACCESS BRIEF The CMMC Level 2 Certification Timeline: Why the Road to Level 3 Starts Now for Defense ContractorsThere is no path to CMMC Level 3 that doesn't run through Level 2 first. Under the rule, you cannot even begin...ACCESS BRIEF
Related Episodes
029 AI-Accelerated Exploits, The KEV Catalog, and a Field Guide to Threat Intelligence SourcesAI is collapsing the window between a vulnerability going public and being weaponized, which means the defensive problem is no...INITIATE PLAYBACK 028 The Meta Child-Safety Ruling, Ethical AI, and Insider Threats: A Briefing for Both SidesThis week's briefing comes down to one word: trust. We open with the landmark child-safety ruling against Meta — a...INITIATE PLAYBACK 026 World Leaks Extortion, Quishing Attacks, and Inside the Latest Health-ISAC Threat BriefingThis week our CISO brings you somewhere most healthcare leaders never get to go: inside a nationwide Health-ISAC threat briefing,...INITIATE PLAYBACK
// Industry 03
Tech startup services →
Tech Startups
SOC 2 for enterprise sales, cloud and identity architecture, and building a security program from zero.
Latest Sitreps
Help Desk Social Engineering: How to Build a Verification Protocol That HoldsThe McKesson intrusion did not begin with malware or an exploit — it began with a phone call to a service desk...ACCESS BRIEF Your First Security Hire: How to Build a Security Team at a StartupThe requisition you wrote is the reason the role has been open for nine months, and the candidate who could actually do...ACCESS BRIEF How to Quantify Cyber Risk in Dollars: The Board-Ready Field GuideA vulnerability report is not a business case, and a board that cannot price your risk will not fund your program. This...ACCESS BRIEF
Related Episodes
032 McKesson Breached: Voice Phishing, Social Engineering, and Vendor LiabilityThere was no malware, no exploit, and no vulnerability to patch — the attackers called a service desk and were...INITIATE PLAYBACK 031 The Talent Gap, Burnout Culture, and How to Build a High-Performing Security TeamTools do not stop attackers — the people running them do, and most companies are hiring for a résumé that...INITIATE PLAYBACK 029 AI-Accelerated Exploits, The KEV Catalog, and a Field Guide to Threat Intelligence SourcesAI is collapsing the window between a vulnerability going public and being weaponized, which means the defensive problem is no...INITIATE PLAYBACK
By Audit
Know the framework you answer to.
Whether you're facing HIPAA, SOC 2, or CMMC/NIST 800-171, start with the intel written for that standard.
// Framework 01
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HIPAA
The Security and Privacy Rules, ePHI safeguards, and what OCR looks for. For any organization handling protected health information.
Latest Sitreps
Help Desk Social Engineering: How to Build a Verification Protocol That HoldsThe McKesson intrusion did not begin with malware or an exploit — it began with a phone call to a service desk...ACCESS BRIEF Your First Security Hire: How to Build a Security Team at a StartupThe requisition you wrote is the reason the role has been open for nine months, and the candidate who could actually do...ACCESS BRIEF How to Quantify Cyber Risk in Dollars: The Board-Ready Field GuideA vulnerability report is not a business case, and a board that cannot price your risk will not fund your program. This...ACCESS BRIEF
Related Episodes
032 McKesson Breached: Voice Phishing, Social Engineering, and Vendor LiabilityThere was no malware, no exploit, and no vulnerability to patch — the attackers called a service desk and were...INITIATE PLAYBACK 025 Data Extortion, Credential Attacks, and the New HIPAA Security Rule Every Executive Must KnowRansomware evolved. Attackers stopped just encrypting your data and started stealing it first — which means your backups restore your...INITIATE PLAYBACK 023 Ransomware-as-a-Service, AI Phishing, and Everything You Need to Know About CMMC Level 3Two Threats, One Framework, and a Clock That’s Already Running This transmission covers the two threats reshaping the attack landscape...INITIATE PLAYBACK
// Framework 02
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SOC 2
Trust Services Criteria, Type I vs Type II, and the evidence that closes enterprise deals. The startup's fastest path to trust.
Latest Sitreps
Help Desk Social Engineering: How to Build a Verification Protocol That HoldsThe McKesson intrusion did not begin with malware or an exploit — it began with a phone call to a service desk...ACCESS BRIEF Your First Security Hire: How to Build a Security Team at a StartupThe requisition you wrote is the reason the role has been open for nine months, and the candidate who could actually do...ACCESS BRIEF How to Quantify Cyber Risk in Dollars: The Board-Ready Field GuideA vulnerability report is not a business case, and a board that cannot price your risk will not fund your program. This...ACCESS BRIEF
Related Episodes
032 McKesson Breached: Voice Phishing, Social Engineering, and Vendor LiabilityThere was no malware, no exploit, and no vulnerability to patch — the attackers called a service desk and were...INITIATE PLAYBACK 031 The Talent Gap, Burnout Culture, and How to Build a High-Performing Security TeamTools do not stop attackers — the people running them do, and most companies are hiring for a résumé that...INITIATE PLAYBACK 029 AI-Accelerated Exploits, The KEV Catalog, and a Field Guide to Threat Intelligence SourcesAI is collapsing the window between a vulnerability going public and being weaponized, which means the defensive problem is no...INITIATE PLAYBACK
// Framework 03
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CMMC
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification and its assessment path for defense contractors handling FCI and CUI.
Latest Sitreps
The HIPAA Security Rule Overhaul: A Readiness Roadmap for Healthcare Before the Clock StartsFor twenty years, "addressable" gave healthcare organizations room to hold a meeting, document a decision, and move on. The proposed HIPAA Security...ACCESS BRIEF CMMC Phase II Suspended: What the Department of War’s Announcement Actually Means for Defense ContractorsOn July 13, 2026, the Department of War suspended CMMC Phase II — the mandatory third-party certification that was set to take...ACCESS BRIEF The CMMC Level 2 Certification Timeline: Why the Road to Level 3 Starts Now for Defense ContractorsThere is no path to CMMC Level 3 that doesn't run through Level 2 first. Under the rule, you cannot even begin...ACCESS BRIEF
Related Episodes
025 Data Extortion, Credential Attacks, and the New HIPAA Security Rule Every Executive Must KnowRansomware evolved. Attackers stopped just encrypting your data and started stealing it first — which means your backups restore your...INITIATE PLAYBACK 024 The CMMC Phase II Suspension: What Defense Contractors Need to Do NowTwo days after we walked you through the CMMC certification timeline, the Department of War suspended Phase II. The November...INITIATE PLAYBACK 023 Ransomware-as-a-Service, AI Phishing, and Everything You Need to Know About CMMC Level 3Two Threats, One Framework, and a Clock That’s Already Running This transmission covers the two threats reshaping the attack landscape...INITIATE PLAYBACK
// Framework 04
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NIST 800-171
The 110 controls that protect CUI, the DFARS -7012 clause, and the foundation CMMC is built on. Start here if you handle federal data.
Latest Sitreps
Help Desk Social Engineering: How to Build a Verification Protocol That HoldsThe McKesson intrusion did not begin with malware or an exploit — it began with a phone call to a service desk...ACCESS BRIEF How to Quantify Cyber Risk in Dollars: The Board-Ready Field GuideA vulnerability report is not a business case, and a board that cannot price your risk will not fund your program. This...ACCESS BRIEF How Trustworthy Is Your AI? A Data Integrity Standard for Your OrganizationHow trustworthy is your AI? Most organizations can't answer that — they're wiring AI into products and decisions faster than anyone is...ACCESS BRIEF
Related Episodes
030 The Trust Deficit, Security Theater, and How to Pitch Security to Non-Technical LeadersThe best security posture in the world protects nothing if it never gets funded, and most security programs die in...INITIATE PLAYBACK 028 The Meta Child-Safety Ruling, Ethical AI, and Insider Threats: A Briefing for Both SidesThis week's briefing comes down to one word: trust. We open with the landmark child-safety ruling against Meta — a...INITIATE PLAYBACK 024 The CMMC Phase II Suspension: What Defense Contractors Need to Do NowTwo days after we walked you through the CMMC certification timeline, the Department of War suspended Phase II. The November...INITIATE PLAYBACK
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