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On CMMC and Strategic Planning

Doing business with the DoD means that your minimum level of cyber risk tolerance is predetermined.  Even though DFARS 252.204-7012 has required NIST SP 800-171 implementation since 2017, pending requirements …


We Need Smart Security Pros

Strategic Cyber Partners is looking for a part-time associate to provide strategic consulting, cyber security program development, and advisory services to our clients. This position is remote and is flexible …


FirstLook Incident Response Supports Efforts to Improve Cybersecurity Maturity

If your company has any type of regulatory cybersecurity requirement, chances are those requirements include a Cyber Incident Response Plan. Whether your requirement is DFARS 252.204-7012, PCI, or ISO 27001, …


Cyber Cafe: Prohibited Telecommunications Equipment

Have you surveyed your IT assets lately? The government prohibition on the use of “covered telecommunications equipment or services”, namely equipment from Huawei or ZTE and video surveillance and telecommunications …


Cybersecurity Ventures Profile

The team at Cybercrime Magazine does a great job digging beyond the headlines and presenting research in new and intriguing ways. I’ve known Steve Morgan of Cybersecurity Ventures for many years, …


Heather Engel is a strategic advisor to government and industry clients on risk management, cyber planning, and security program development; and is an author and a keynote speaker at industry events around the country. She is the founder and Managing Partner at Strategic Cyber Partners, LLC and a recognized subject matter expert in NIST frameworks, FedRAMP, and Payment Card Industry security standards. She has over 18 years of experience in information technology and security and is experienced in both the private and government sectors. Ms. Engel graduated from the Pennsylvania State University and holds a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology. She is a governor-appointed member of the Board of Directors of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, where she chairs the Legislative and Policy Committee. Volunteer work includes Mary Baldwin University’s Cyber Security Program Advisory Committee and the Coastal Virginia CCI Leadership Council as subject matter expert on cybersecurity. She is also a member of the CIVIC Leadership Institute Class of 2020.