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Is your organization ready to comply with CMMC requirements? Join CMMC Strategy and Engagement Director at A-LIGN, Michael Brooks CISSP, PMP, MBA alongside Optro and Crowe to learn about the assessment process, best practices for preparing your organization for CMMC, and how the right team of partners can help you get there. Don't risk losing out on DoD business, be prepared. Reserve your seat now! https://lnkd.in/epy6sgPt

Audits done right don't come from experts alone, or from software alone. That's why we developed A-SCEND, A-LIGN's proprietary audit management platform that combines technology and human expertise across the entire audit lifecycle. After more than 36,000 audits completed, we've identified five leading causes of audit inefficiency — and how A-SCEND can address them. Read the full blog here👉 https://lnkd.in/ebWu_XbN

A-LIGN University kicked off in India with our newest team members—an immersive program blending real-world shadowing with in-depth audit training. A special thank you to Rinu Cheriyan, SOC Associate Director, for being onsite to mentor and support our newest #CLIMBERs firsthand. To our incredible #CLIMBERs: your commitment to learning doesn't just grow your careers—it elevates everything we do. 🌟 Interested in building with a team that helps you grow? Explore our open roles➡️ https://lnkd.in/ebejwmGq

In case you missed it: ISO/IEC 27701:2025 is now a standalone certification.    Catch up on the latest ISO 27701 news with A-LIGN ISO experts, Alex Welsh, CPA, CISA, CITP and Zeb Downing, CISA, CCSFP to learn:  ✅ Changes to the ISO 27701 standard and audit process   ✅ The transition process for organizations with existing ISO 27701:2019 certifications   ✅ Benefits of the modernized ISO 27701 certification     Watch the full conversation now to learn everything you need to know about this update! 👉 https://lnkd.in/eXPMs8ge

Day two of the LogicGate Agility Conference is officially underway, and our team is excited to keep the great conversations going!   Yesterday's sessions were insightful, the energy was electric, and the welcome reception was an incredible way to connect with so many talented GRC professionals.   Now it's time to dive into day two! Our team is ready to keep the momentum going, come chat about your compliance questions at our booth with Brett Hughes and Adair Barecich🤝   After the conference, explore how A-LIGN can help support your compliance needs ➡️https://lnkd.in/edzzkQ9V

Tune in to the latest episode of Mostly Compliant! This week, Matt Bruggeman sits down with Matthew Earley, President and Founder of 38North Security, to dig into the evolution of FedRAMP and the FedRAMP 20X program. In this episode, they cover: 🔄 How FedRAMP is shifting from documentation-heavy processes to continuous validation ☁️ What FedRAMP 20X means for cloud service providers ⚙️ The challenges of adopting an engineering-first compliance approach 🚀 The opportunities 20X presents for streamlining the path to authorization Listen here 👉 https://lnk.to/X2VoDS Watch here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ejuEaHb4

CMMC compliance is now embedded in DoW contract solicitations and renewals, and primes face growing risk due to limited visibility into supplier compliance readiness.   That's why A-LIGN is partnering with Exostar. Together, we are making the path to certification faster and more straightforward, while giving primes unprecedented confidence in the security of their supply chains.    If you're a prime contractor, here's how we're helping manage flow down compliance risk across supply chains, and providing a scalable solution to meet the urgent demand accompanying the rollout of CMMC.⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eSvfpHZf

Every year, audit teams face the same challenges: scattered evidence, preparing for multiple frameworks, and audits that feel like starting from scratch.   A-SCEND changes that. It connects stakeholders, centralizes evidence, reduces redundant requests across frameworks, and keeps auditors and clients aligned, improving efficiency and consistency throughout the audit cycle.   It's already working for our customers. Discover how A-SCEND can work for you➡️ https://lnkd.in/eZdRq9XA

A-LIGN is proud to be the presenting sponsor of poweredUP Tampa Bay Tech Festival — and we have a great reason for you to grab your tickets.   At the festival A-LIGN's President, Steve Simmons, is joining the panel "Building Billion-Dollar Companies in Tampa Bay" alongside Carlos Questell, Chief of Staff at Webull Financial, and Eric Foster, CEO of TENEX.AI.   📅 May 20, 2026 🕐 Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg, FL   These three leaders who have built and scaled companies will be talking candidly about what it actually takes — the decisions, the inflection points, and why Tampa Bay is increasingly part of that story.   If you're a founder, executive, investor, or someone who cares about where the Tampa region is headed, this is the room to be in.   🎟️ Grab your tickets now: https://lnkd.in/eCspFqmZ

A-LIGN is at Secureframe's National Cybersecurity Summit, and we're looking forward to a great day of conversations. If you're attending, make sure you catch Mike Gallagher, our Senior Director of Federal and Advisory Services, on the panel "Inside the Audit: Lessons Learned from CMMC Assessments." 🕐 1:20–2:10 PM ET It's a candid look at what actually happens during assessments — what fails, what catches contractors off guard, and how assessors approach the process. We'll see you there.🤝