While the data breaches that make the headlines often focus on personal data, there’s a lot more at stake if a hacker cracks open the gates. There’s even higher stakes when intellectual property (IP) theft is the goal potentially stripping away an organization’s competitive advantage. It’s not just hackers that are a threat to IP. Employees, contractors and partners all pose a risk to IP from accidental or deliberate data loss.

I recently attended a virtual conference on CMMC, an upcoming security mandate for defense supply chain organizations. There were a lot of great sessions, but one that really stood out was presented by Scott Goodwin, Manager – Cybersecurity and Privacy Advisory at DGC.