Lauren Beward oversees business growth for Bravura and its CMMC arm ArCybr, expanding offerings in engineering, IT, cybersecurity, and C3PAO support. She has 15 years’ experience in business development and is Chapter President of AFCEA Aberdeen, co-founder of Women for Outreach and Leadership, and a United Way Central Maryland RUN Board Member. Select awards: 2025 CHOSEN CDC Women’s Business award; 2024 AFCEA International Women’s Appreciation Award; 2023 NMTC Rising Star Award. Education: B.A., Communications, Hood College; M.S., Information Systems, UMBC.
As the Department of War (DoW) advances the rollout of CMMC 2.0, members of the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) are working to understand the various certification levels and requirements. For contractors handling
Since the new administration took office in January 2025, government and government contracting has seen many changes. The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) continues to remain the same: a top priority for
How to Ready Your Organization for Forthcoming Implementation Since 2020, the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) has waited for the implementation of the Department of Defense (DoD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program
For those who work in Department of Defense (DoD) and Government contracting, the term “Zero Trust Architecture” (ZTA) can be found everywhere, an oft-quoted buzzword that outlines the future of cybersecurity for
In January 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released its concept paper outlining proposed changes to the Cybersecurity Framework (CSF). Before publishing a formal draft, NIST is socializing these
Cybersecurity is one of the most critical issues facing organizations today. In 2021, data breaches cost companies an average of $4.24 million1, and the number of ransomware-related data leaks increased by 82%2.
