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Huge thank you and shout out to Virtru for their recent Data Security Platform partner training. This class was amazing, and truly provided context into application of the data security platform. I found it to be full of knowledge and hopefully extremely useful in the very near future.

👀 👀 👀 ... For our customers, this is just an April Fool's Day joke. But for others, it's a sad reality. Want to get serious about securing your workflows via email, file, SaaS applications and more? We'd love to show you how it's done: https://lnkd.in/e4AjDGY3 #AprilFools | Matthew Howard | Bill Smith | Dalton Menhall | Andrew Lynch

The NSA's new director just told his workforce to share intelligence with allies "until it hurts" — but without the right data architecture, that order is a strategy without an engine. Find out why YESFORN is as much a technical challenge as a policy one, and what a cryptographically enforced, coalition-ready data framework actually looks like in practice. Subscribe to the ZT Brief today for more, and meet us at MPE Summit in April. Angel Smith

SOFWEEK is right around the corner! C4 Federal has teamed up with Virtru and Four inc. We look forward to seeing you there! More info to follow on how you can learn more about all three of us on Demonstration Day 5/20! #SOFWEEK Virtru C4 Federal Four Inc.

It's been a minute since I've covered any open source security topics, but OpenTDF kind of blew my mind. The big idea is to encrypt data once, then enforce policy everywhere the data travels. That's both inside *and* outside your network. The most basic example is sending a document as an email attachment with an access control policy tied to an IdP or social auth provider. The policy stays with the document wherever it goes, which means the identity provider has to validate the identity and permissions of the person accessing the file before it can be opened. You can change access on the fly, too. That's the mind-bending part for me. My mental model of security just assumed it wasn't possible to manage access at a file or data object level once it's left the network. Cool story behind the project, too: the Trusted Data Format (TDF) spec originated as a personal side project that Will Ackerly built during his time at the NSA. It ended up being mandated as an open spec by ODNI (the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which is part of the broader ecosystem around CISA and intelligence community coordination). It's used all over the public and private sectors now. The commercial outcome of this was Virtru, which just raised a large round from ICONIQ last year. (The company was the byproduct of the standard, though – not the other way around.) This project is a good example of where I think we're heading with the data security market after the DSPM hype of the past few years. You've found sensitive data...great. Now what? Protect it. And better yet, take that protection everywhere the data goes.

Cyber = team sport. CMMC = also a team sport. Lead Assessor Will Clary from C3PAO AXIOTROP, LLC reminds us that certification is just the first mile, not the finish line. The organizations that succeed don't coast after that initial certification. They keep their compliance muscles flexed and their teams engaged. Get the full CMMC Compass interview with Will here: https://lnkd.in/eyJgSWSE Andrew Lynch

#Congrats to Angel Smith on her new position as President, Global Public Sector at Virtru! Angel brings more than a decade of experience at the intersection of technology, defense, and policy. Smith previously held senior executive roles at Microsoft and Meta Special Aerospace, where she drove growth and innovation across global government missions through cloud and AI solutions. Smith is also an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University, teaching on the role of artificial intelligence in national security. As President of Global Public Sector, Angel will leads the company’s strategy to expand secure data sharing and privacy solutions across government and public sector organizations worldwide.

CUI doesn't stay in one place. It travels through email, files, shipping boxes, and subcontractors — and every touchpoint is a potential compliance gap. Join me at CS5 Conference West along with Mark DeBry from 1st Defense CMMC, Tony Rosales from Virtru, and Shawn Sines, CISSP CDPSE for enlightening panel discussion and hands-on workshop where - we're cutting through the noise on CMMC compliance for ✈️ Aerospace & Defense 🚀 contractors and discussing how to meet it without breaking the bank 💰 We'll cover: ✅ Where CUI actually lives in your workflows ✅ How assessors evaluate your controls (hint: it's not just about having them) ✅ Real strategies to reduce scope, cut costs, and still pass ✅ What to do when your suppliers aren't compliant No fluff. No vendor pitches. Just real, actionable guidance from practitioners who've been on both sides of the assessment table. 📅 April 17 - 9am PST - Gaylord San Diego 🏖️ If you're a contractor navigating CMMC — you don't want to miss this one. 👇 Drop a comment or DM me if you're attending. Let's connect. #CMMC #CUI #AerospaceDefense #NIST800171 #CMMCCompliance #DefenseContracting #Cybersecurity Forum Makers

The team has landed at NightDragon in San Francisco! Stop by the booth to see Tony Rosales and Eric M. 🐉 💪