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The Cloud’s New Edge: Why SASE Is the Smart Play for Small IT Teams

November 17, 2025 07:00

SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) is fast becoming the Swiss Army knife of SME cybersecurity, folding networking and security into one cloud-delivered framework. With enterprises adopting SASE strategies, CIOs at small and mid-sized firms should act now. Start small, pilot Zero Trust access through a managed SASE partner, and expand incrementally to secure hybrid workforces without breaking budgets.

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From Data to Behavior: Why ATT&CK v18 Matters for Your Detection Pipeline

November 10, 2025 07:00

The release of MITRE ATT&CK v18 marks a substantial pivot in cybersecurity battle plans. It replaces legacy detection models with two new, behavior-centric constructs (Detection Strategies and Analytics) and broadens coverage into mobile, cloud, CI/CD, and ICS/OT domains.

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Compliance Without the Headache: NIST’s CUI Primer for SMBs

November 3, 2025 07:00

Developed by NIST for federal contractors, the new Small-Business Primer for Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) is open for use by any organization, public or private. CIOs should pilot the Primer in their next procurement or vendor-onboarding cycle to standardize data-handling requirements and prove contract-readiness at low cost.

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Deploy Less, Deliver More: The Local-to-Cloud Testing Shortcut

October 27, 2025 07:00

CIOs should pilot local-to-cloud (or “remocal”) development workflows that let developers run local code against real cloud resources, without full deployment. This model delivers production-level feedback in seconds, not hours, cutting development cycle times by up to 98% while improving quality and reducing infrastructure costs.

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Procurement Gets an Upgrade: CISA’s Tool for Security-First Procurement

October 20, 2025 07:00

CISA has quietly done CIOs a favor. Its new Software Acquisition Guide: Supplier Response Web Tool translates dense procurement guidance into an interactive, exportable checklist that helps organizations bake security into every purchase order.

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Google’s AP2: A Common Language for Autonomous Payments

October 13, 2025 07:00

Google’s new Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) could reshape how CIOs think about payments in agent-driven workflows. The smart move now is to treat AP2 as the emerging “rulebook” for autonomous transactions and start evaluating where it fits in your stack.

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