Phishing and spoofing emails were slowing down the Legal Aid Justice Center's team, so we built a tailored simulation and training program to help staff spot the fakes. As IT Director Chris Florez put it: "I always learned something from working with Hive Systems."

Knowing your provider covers some of your CMMC controls is one thing. Sorting what you inherit is another. Our free crosswalk maps all 110 CMMC Level 2 requirements to the exact Rev. 5 controls your provider uses, so you can check what's inherited and what's still on you.

Your cloud provider covers a big share of your CMMC controls. Proving which ones is how you inherit them instead of redoing the work. Our free crosswalk maps all 110 CMMC Level 2 requirements to the exact 800-53 Rev. 5 controls your provider's CRM uses.

Med'EqualiTeam provides free medical support to those who need it most. Through Hive Helps, we helped them fortify their systems, strengthen their data protection, and train their teams, so they can focus entirely on their mission.

Stopping a hacker is only half of incident response. The other half is figuring out what happened - and anti-forensics tries to take that away. The fix isn't making everyone a forensics expert. It's logging, backups, and reporting early. buff.ly/Yd9zyFk

Vulnerabilities don't need to be zero-days to cause damage. Most incidents come from known issues - missed patches, misconfigurations, exposed systems. We bring modern scanning and expert interpretation to find and fix them before they become liabilities.

Starts in three days. Self-assessment means you're the assessor now - same 110 controls, same scoring, you just run it. Our live CMMC training runs August 24 to 28. Close your gaps before you self-attest.

NIST 800-171 Rev 2 still governs your CMMC assessment today, but the DoW says Rev 3 is next. It reorganizes into 97 controls across 17 families, adds three new families, and expands assessment objectives 32%. Don't jump to Rev 3 yet - but don't wait to prepare either. Here's what changes.

CMMC Phase 2 is paused. Your DFARS obligations aren't. Katie Dodson - 40 assessments done, C3PAO advisory council chair - breaks down what the pause really means for defense contractors. Premieres today, 10 AM ET. buff.ly/yUGMMdp

Learn CMMC self-assessment from the assessors themselves. Our live training for the DIB runs August 24 to 28, led by the team that runs the assessments and gets defense contractors ready to pass.

CMMC training built for the people who own the work. Live, virtual sessions led by our C3PAO assessors, the team that runs assessments and gets defense contractors ready to pass. August 24 to 28. Meet NIST SP 800-171 and close your gaps before you self-attest.

You launched fast. Now make sure it's secure. We manually review your web app and APIs for the vulnerabilities that matter - authentication flaws, access control issues, injection and input handling, and the business logic flaws scanners miss.

CMMC self-assessment, taught by the people who assess for a living. Live, virtual sessions August 24 to 28, led by our C3PAO experts. Same controls, same scoring, run by you. Register: buff.ly/s5HROaR

Got a package you never ordered? No invoice, no charge, no return address? That's a brushing scam. Sellers ship cheap items to real names and addresses to post fake reviews under your name. The box is harmless, but it means your info has leaked. Here's what to do next: buff.ly/3Aj64eg

A few weeks into the CMMC pause, DoD has shared five reasons behind the 60-day review. Some are real flaws worth fixing. None of them erase your obligations. DFARS 7012 still applies. Here's the C3PAO breakdown: buff.ly/UZ2XRJD

Our 2026 Password Table breakdown drops tomorrow at 10 AM ET on Hive Live. How long does it really take to crack a password this year? And why can a long, simple one beat a short, complex one? Watch tomorrow. buff.ly/DKMyy45

Phishing still works because it stopped looking suspicious. Now it looks like a normal invoice, a shared doc, a password reset from a tool you use. The fix isn't perfect employees - it's making verification and reporting feel normal too. Read more at buff.ly/gi1ZpOn

The CMMC pause has revived a myth: that C3PAOs inflate assessment fees. As a C3PAO, we'll say it plainly - that $45,000 week is a DoD mandate, not a markup. Three credentialed pros, niche certs, real overhead. And the pause changes nothing about your DFARS obligations.

FortiBleed exposed admin credentials for up to 86,000 Fortinet firewalls. No zero-day, no clever exploit - just weak passwords, legacy encryption, and open ports. The attackers didn't beat security. They found people skipping the basics. Here's what happened and what to do next: buff.ly/4kjDzAp

Passion, in practice: founded in 2018 by two Virginia Tech grads on the motto "Ut Prosim" - that I may serve. We didn't start this to check boxes. We started it because security should be achievable for everyone.

Equity, in practice: through Hive Helps we give pro bono security support to nonprofits and our Richmond community. Over a half dozen organizations helped so far. A safer digital world should be for everyone.

Our 2026 Password Table dropped Tuesday, and the top question back was about the trend. Here it is: 2024 to 2026 on the same passwords, crack times falling ~23% a year. You didn't change your password, the hardware got faster, so it's length that keeps you ahead!

The 2026 Password Table is here. This year's rig is a fleet of two rented 8x RTX 5090 hosts, which made cracking about 24% faster than last year. AI made the rig easier to build but still can't crack bcrypt. Length wins. Download your copy at buff.ly/035RwNq

"CMMC Phase II suspended" is not "CMMC is gone." Phase I self-assessments still apply. DFARS 252.204-7012 still binds you. The government can still assess you, and the False Claims Act exposure holds with no breach required. Here's what's still in force and how to set your strategy buff.ly/liTZPSe

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Precision, in practice: customized risk-reduction plans built on a real understanding of your business. The same standard powers the products we build - Derive and Audora.

One week out. Our updated Password Table is almost here. How long would it take an attacker to brute force your password in 2026? The full breakdown drops in 7 days and spoiler: length still wins.

Trust, in practice: we translate cybersecurity into plain language so you understand every recommendation, and build a real partnership around what makes your organization unique. No jargon, no guesswork.

Being tech-ready for CMMC is only half the battle. Weak documentation is one of the top reasons assessments go sideways - and it's more fixable than you think.