The Brief on Cybersecurity, Compliance, Risk, AI

In this episode of The Brief, Charles Denyer continues his 8-part CMMC series with Step 3: CUI Processing and Transformation — what actually happens to Controlled Unclassified Information after it enters your environment, and why this is where risk c... more

In this episode of The Brief, Charles Denyer continues his 8-part CMMC series by breaking down Step 2: CUI Ingestion—how Controlled Unclassified Information actually enters your environment and why this is where most organizations lose control of the... more

In this episode of The Brief, Charles Denyer shifts from foundational concepts to real-world execution by breaking down the most critical step in any CMMC program: defining and identifying Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) with precision and ... more

In this episode of The Brief, Charles Denyer takes a deep dive into one of the most critical—and most consistently misunderstood—foundations of CMMC compliance: the relationship between Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and your true audit sc... more

In this episode of The Brief, Charles Denyer breaks down Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)—one of the most critical and misunderstood requirements facing today’s defense contractors. Using real-world examples from machining firms, aerospace s... more

In this episode of The Brief, Charles Denyer explores why most information security policies fail—not because organizations lack documentation, but because that documentation becomes static, outdated, and disconnected from reality. What starts as a s... more

In episode 22 of The Brief with Charles Denyer, we tackle one of the most misunderstood — and dangerous — gaps in cybersecurity and compliance: the difference between policies and procedures.

Charles exposes why so many companies think they’re secur... more

In episode 21 of The Brief with Charles Denyer, we uncover the hidden truth behind most security failures — not weak firewalls or fancy zero-days, but neglected policies and forgotten procedures. Charles takes you inside the boardrooms and breach inv... more