Blog Archive – Page 6
March 8, 2026 – April 6, 2026 · page 6 of 12
CMMC Scoping: Drawing the Boundary Around Your CUI
Scoping decides how much of your company falls under CMMC. Learn how defense contractors can set a smaller, defensible boundary around your CUI.
Managed IT for Contractors and Energy CompaniesYour First 30 Days With a New Managed IT Provider
A good managed IT onboarding is structured and visible. Here is what should happen in the first 30 days, and what to ask your provider if it does not.
OT and Industrial Control System SecurityReading Your Plant Network Diagram: What OT Operators Should Check
A current network diagram is the cheapest OT security tool you own. Learn what to check, which gaps to flag and how to keep the drawing honest over time.
Construction CybersecurityProtecting Bid Data: Estimating Files Competitors Would Love to See
Estimating files reveal your margins, your sub pricing and your strategy. Learn practical ways contractors can control who sees bid data and where it travels.
Backup and Ransomware RecoveryRansomware Recovery Order of Operations: What Comes Back First
When everything is down, the order you restore systems matters. Here is how contractors and energy firms can sequence recovery to restart the business faster.
Compliance: CMMC, NERC CIP and Pipeline SecurityMapping NIST CSF 2.0 to a Contractor's Security Program
NIST CSF 2.0 gives small contractors and energy firms a plain structure for organizing security work. Here is how its six functions map to real tasks.
Managed IT for Contractors and Energy CompaniesQuarterly Business Reviews With Your IT Provider: An Agenda
A good quarterly review turns IT from a monthly bill into a business conversation. Use this agenda to cover risk, spending, projects, and service quality.
OT and Industrial Control System SecuritySafety Systems and Cybersecurity: Where the Two Teams Overlap
Safety and security teams share goals but rarely share meetings. Learn where they overlap in industrial sites and how to coordinate without raising risk.
Payment Diversion and Wire FraudFake Invoices From Compromised Suppliers: What to Check
When a real supplier's mailbox is hijacked, the fake invoice looks perfect. Here are the checks that still catch it and the habits that stop the payment.
Construction and Energy Software (Procore, Sage, Viewpoint)Sage and Viewpoint Reports Gone Rogue: Controlling Exports
Job cost and payroll reports often leave your accounting system as spreadsheets. Learn how to control exports, shared files, and who can run sensitive reports.
Compliance: CMMC, NERC CIP and Pipeline SecurityPreparing for a CMMC Assessment: Evidence Folders That Work
Assessors ask you to show, not tell. Organize evidence by requirement now so your CMMC assessment is a smooth review rather than a scramble.
Managed IT for Contractors and Energy CompaniesHardware Lifecycle Planning for Contractors: Laptops to Switches
Replacing equipment on a schedule is cheaper and safer than reacting to failures. Build a simple lifecycle plan for laptops, phones, routers, and servers.
OT and Industrial Control System SecurityLogging and Monitoring for Small Control System Environments
You do not need a full security operations center to notice trouble in a control environment. Start with a few logs that answer who connected and what changed.
Payment Diversion and Wire FraudPayment Fraud Drill: A 30-Minute Tabletop for Finance Teams
Run a short tabletop exercise with accounts payable and leadership so everyone knows what to do when a fraudulent bank-change request arrives.
Construction and Energy Software (Procore, Sage, Viewpoint)Procore Integrations Audit: Who Has API Access to Your Data?
Connected apps and API tokens can read your project data long after anyone remembers approving them. Here is a simple audit to find and trim them.
Jobsite Connectivity and Field TechnologyWi-Fi Dead Zones on Large Sites: Planning Coverage Without Guessing
Large sites and yards defeat a single router. Plan access point placement, backhaul, and power so crews get dependable Wi-Fi where they actually work.
Construction CybersecurityPersonal Phones on the Jobsite: A Fair BYOD Policy
Crews use their own phones for photos, plans and texts. A clear, fair BYOD policy protects company data without demanding control of personal devices.
OT and Industrial Control System SecuritySafe Ways to Scan an Industrial Network Without Tripping It
Standard IT scanners can crash fragile controllers. Learn passive and careful methods to gain visibility into an industrial network without disrupting it.
Payment Diversion and Wire FraudEmail Rules That Catch Payment Fraud Before Finance Sees It
Simple email filtering and warning rules can flag spoofed vendors and suspicious bank-change requests before anyone in accounting acts on them.
Construction and Energy Software (Procore, Sage, Viewpoint)Viewpoint Vista Upgrades: Planning for Minimal Downtime
A Vista upgrade touches payroll, job cost, and payables. Use this planning guide to test, schedule, and secure the project so closes and pay runs stay on time.
Jobsite Connectivity and Field TechnologyPower, Mounting and Placement: Getting Starlink to Work in the Field
Satellite internet fails more from poor placement and power than from the service itself. Practical guidance on mounting, obstructions, and keeping it running.
Construction CybersecuritySubcontractor Cyber Requirements in Your Contracts: A Guide
General contractors increasingly pass cyber duties to subs. Learn what to include, how to keep terms realistic, and how subs can prepare to meet them.
Backup and Ransomware RecoveryDisaster Recovery for a Contractor With One Office and Many Sites
A single office often hides a single point of failure. Plan recovery so crews keep working if the office, server, or internet connection is lost.
Compliance: CMMC, NERC CIP and Pipeline SecurityVendor Risk Questions for Utilities and Their Contractors
Utilities and the contractors who serve them share cyber risk through every vendor connection. These questions make third-party risk reviews practical.
Construction and Energy Software (Procore, Sage, Viewpoint)Moving Construction Accounting to the Cloud: Security Questions
Cloud accounting and job cost platforms shift risk rather than remove it. Ask these security questions before you migrate from an on-premises system.
Jobsite Connectivity and Field TechnologyKeeping Cameras, Gates and Sensors Online on Remote Sites
Site cameras and access gates are only useful when they stay connected. Plan power, bandwidth, and security so they work on a remote jobsite.
Construction CybersecurityMFA Fatigue and Prompt Bombing: How to Stop Approval Abuse
Attackers now spam login approval requests until someone taps yes. Here is how contractors can harden multi-factor authentication against that pressure.
Backup and Ransomware RecoveryProtecting Backups From Attackers Who Hunt for Them
Ransomware crews go after backups first. Learn the access, network, and storage controls that keep at least one clean copy out of an intruder's reach.
Compliance: CMMC, NERC CIP and Pipeline SecuritySecurity Policies You Need Before a CMMC Assessment
Assessors expect written policies that match what you actually do. Here is the short list of policies a defense subcontractor should have in place first.
Managed IT for Contractors and Energy CompaniesHelp Desk Metrics a Contractor Owner Should Actually Watch
Ticket counts mean little on their own. These five help desk measures show whether your IT provider is keeping crews productive and your business safe.