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Practical, plain-language articles you can share with founders, leadership, and auditors to get everyone on the same page. Analysis and article archives live on the blog.

Sample deliverable

Sample SOC 2 Gap Assessment Report

See exactly what a gap assessment client receives — readiness scorecard, severity-rated findings mapped to the Trust Services Criteria, and a wave-sequenced remediation roadmap, prepared for an illustrative SaaS company.

  • Readiness scorecard across ten control domains
  • Six full findings — technical and governance — mapped to SOC 2 criteria and CIS Controls v8
  • Executive summary and remediation waves

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Guide · PDF

What a CMMC assessment actually asks you to show

Most CMMC effort goes into deciding what to implement. Assessments turn on something narrower — whether you can produce evidence that it runs.

  • The three states a control can be in, and why only one survives an assessment
  • What evidence looks like for AU, SI, IR, IA and AT
  • Why the interview is part of the assessment, and what it catches
  • Five ways good programmes still go wrong, and a thirty-day list

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Analysis

What the 2026 Threat Data Says About the Defense Industrial Base

Huntress analysed 4.6 million endpoints during 2025. Three findings land on small defense suppliers, and all three describe attacks that look like authorized activity.

  • Attacks on manufacturing rose 88% year over year
  • Abuse of remote monitoring and management tooling rose 277%
  • Why adversary-in-the-middle defeats a correctly implemented MFA control

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Federal update

CMMC Phase 2 Suspended: What Contractors Should Do Now

On July 13, 2026 the DoD suspended the CMMC Phase 2 rollout and launched a 60-day reform review. What was suspended, what still applies, and what to do about it.

  • The November 10, 2026 third-party assessment deadline is on hold
  • Phase 1 self-assessments, DFARS 252.204-7012, and NIST 800-171 still apply
  • A no-regrets action list that holds up under any reform outcome

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Published guide

SOC 2 Readiness Checklist for SaaS

A practical, no-fluff checklist covering scoping, control implementation, and evidence collection — read it now, no email required.

  • How to define your SOC 2 scope before you start
  • The control areas auditors focus on most
  • What evidence to collect and how to keep it organized

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Founders

SOC 2 for your first enterprise deal

A practical walkthrough of what founders and growing teams should actually focus on for SOC 2, and what can safely wait until later.

  • How SOC 2 impacts sales conversations and deal timelines
  • What auditors look for versus what customers usually ask
  • How to prepare without overbuilding your program

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Go-to-market

Answering security questionnaires faster

Tips for using your existing compliance data to respond to customer security reviews with less stress and fewer ad-hoc spreadsheets.

  • Where to find trustworthy evidence in your compliance platform
  • How to keep answers consistent across customers and deals
  • When to involve engineering, IT, or leadership in the process

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Growing teams

Planning your path from SOC 2 to ISO 27001

Guidance for teams that have completed SOC 2 and are now thinking about ISO 27001, including realistic timelines and scope decisions.

  • Key differences between SOC 2 and ISO 27001
  • How to reuse the work you have already done
  • Which controls are most likely to need extra attention

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