Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

If you’re a government contractor working with the Department of Defense (DoD), you’ve likely heard about the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)—but in 2025, it’s no longer just something to “keep an eye on.” It’s a requirement that’s actively shaping who gets contracts and who doesn’t. Here’s why CMMC is so important now, what’s changed, and what you need to do to stay compliant and competitive.

Shed a tear, if you can, for the poor, misunderstood cybercriminals hard at work trying to earn a dishonest crust by infecting organisations with ransomware. Newly released research has revealed that the riches to be made from encrypting a company's data and demanding a ransom are not proving so easy to come by as they once were. Because, although the number of ransomware attacks are reported to have reached record-breaking heights in the first months of 2025, gangs' profits are thought to be plummeting.