News from NMTC

July 15, 2020
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Our members learned about using social media to keep their business in front of their potential customers regularly with some tips and tricks on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and more.

We learned about what it means to ‘do it yourself,’ but also grasp the value of having an “expert” guide you, so we can decide which avenue is best for our business.

Our Presenter
Kelly Jarvis, Changeup Marketing, offered her 16 years of experience working with businesses of all sizes on their marketing initiatives, telling their stories and importantly, making money. She is passionate about change, contagiously enthusiastic, and can’t wait to help your business, brand, or nonprofit find your place in the digital world. She’ll  help you make those changes you know need to be done, but aren’t sure how to execute.
Her contact information is:
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelljarvis/

TechKey Virtual Talks, focus monthly on the latest things the NMTC Tech Team are learning that will help you to succeed no matter where you work, even working remotely.

We welcome seven new members for the first half of CY 2020. They are Headquartered from Cecil County to Arlington, VA and represent a broad cross section of industries;  from telecommunications, banking, professional services, international consulting, DoD to non-profits, and range in size from 10 employees to over 300,000 employees.

They join NMTC to help tackle the big, concerning issues facing our community, to stimulate technology innovation and STEM workforce development, and importantly, collaborate on the large issues influencing economic growth of this region, and the security of our country.

Seven-New-Members-Join-NMTC-in-first-half-2020-for-distribution-June-30-2020.pdf

June 17, 2020
Ready for CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification)?

June 17 TechKey was an informative session presented by the experts at Cyber Trust Alliance and CMIT Solutions on the latest details and updates on the evolving CMMC – Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification as it affects ALL DoD contractors, their subs and others doing business with the federal government. They transmitted what is coming out of DoD, and translated it for you to know expectations for compliance.

Quick review of CMMC
It builds upon existing guidance ( DFARS 252.204-7012, “Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting,” and NIST SP 800-171, “Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations.”) by introducing additional standards (Five levels of increasing complexity) that transition away from the current self-reporting approach, to a new paradigm involving an independent verification process with defined risk considerations based on scope and requirements of specific DoD contracts (primes and their sub-contractors)

Our Presenters
CMIT Solutions support services provides solid IT support to small and medium-sized businesses, specializing in delivering enterprise-level support worthy of a Fortune 500 company – at a price a small to medium-sized business can appreciate.  With each office backed by a nationwide network of more than 200 locations and 750 technicians – from Fortune 500 backgrounds, they quickly scale big company support down to your business, user and device.

TechKey Talks, now virtually, focus monthly on the latest things the NMTC Tech Team are learning that will help you to succeed no matter where you work, even working remotely.

DOWNLOAD presentations here:

Copy-of-CMMC-NIST-SP800-171-Comparison-Template.xlsx CMMC_ModelMain_V1.02_20200318.pdf CMMC-updates.pdf CMMC-NIST-SP800-171-Comparison-Template.xlsx

The NMTC Membership was updated on CERDEC’s I2WD programs, personally, by it’s Director, Henry Muller.

The presentation was detailed and revealing, and while the slides don’t share it all, the conversation shared opportunities available at I2WD.

Beyond that, they are willing to engage with the business community, to explore conversation around mutual benefit that serves to protect the warfighter.

Please download the presentation here
I2WD-Technical-Overview-Distro-A.pdf

NMTC/ Bravura Awards $40,000 Scholarships to Women In STEM 

The Northeastern Maryland Technology Council (NMTC), through the generosity and commitment of Bravura Information Technology Systems, and their founder Claudine Adams, awarded eight recipients NMTC/Bravura Women in STEM Scholarships for 2020; the program now in its third year.

This unique annual program of eight $5000 scholarships, was open to women graduating from Harford and Cecil County Maryland public schools, pursuing a four-year degree in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) based on a rigorous eligibility process, they were awarded as follows:

• Scholarships to graduating women from the Harford County public schools.
• Scholarships to graduating women from Cecil County public schools.
• Scholarships to graduating women whose parent is an NMTC member.

Dr Oz Corona Virus Survival Protocol

What precautions should you be taking to protect you and your family from #covid19? From lifestyle tweaks to immunity-supporting foods you should consider eating, here’s everything you need to know boiled down into a single page, per Dr Oz.

Dr Oz Corona Virus Survival Protocol