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Microsoft to Discontinue Nonprofit Grant Licensing for M365 Business Premium and O365 E1

May 28, 2025

You may have recently received an email from Microsoft announcing the upcoming discontinuation of the Microsoft 365 Business Premium and Office 365 E1 “Grant” licensing, which is provided directly by Microsoft at no cost.  Existing Microsoft 365 Business Premium and Office 365 grant recipients can continue service through their next renewal on or after July 1, 2025. 

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IT Solutions & Support

The True Cost of Compliance: Budgeting for CMMC

April 22, 2025

As CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) edges closer to becoming a contract requirement across the board, many defense contractors are still wrestling with a foundational question: What will CMMC compliance really cost us? And perhaps more importantly—how do we budget for it effectively when there's still so much uncertainty?

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Compliance

SECURITY ALERT: FortiSwitch Vulnerability Announced | CVE-2024-48887

April 11, 2025

Fortinet has announced a critical vulnerability surrounding FortiSwitch Firmware. The vulnerability is related to the switch's password change function. An unauthenticated attacker with access to the GUI could modify passwords via specially crafted requests.  

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Security Bulletins & Alerts

Navigating NCUA: How the Right MSP Prepares Credit Unions for Success

April 01, 2025

Cybersecurity threats continue to rise in both volume and sophistication and for credit unions, the stakes are especially high. In response, regulatory oversight has intensified as the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) has named cybersecurity its top supervisory priority for 2025. Credit unions—particularly those with limited internal IT capacity—must

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Compliance

Junior Achievement of Maine’s Titan Challenge Prepares Maine Students for Real-World Opportunity

March 17, 2025

Statewide challenge is a key experience in developing Maine’s workforce.

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Announcements

The Future of Cybersecurity for Credit Unions: How to Ease the Transition from FFIEC CAT to NIST CSF 2.0

February 12, 2025

For nearly a decade, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT) has been an important tool for many financial organizations assessing cybersecurity risks. It has provided a standardized way to evaluate both inherent risks and cybersecurity maturity. However, as cyberthreats evolved, the CAT struggled to keep pace. The tool's static nature meant updates were infrequent, leaving credit unions with outdated guidance in a rapidly changing environment. 

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Compliance

CMMC Compliance: Your Role In a Critical National Security Initiative

January 30, 2025

It can often seem like compliance requirements such as the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) are just another burden - a chore that pulls resources away from day-to-day business operations. It’s easy to lose sight of why these initiatives matter. However, the reality is that CMMC compliance is far more than

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Compliance