News from NMTC

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

Northeastern Maryland Technology Council (NMTC) Honors Visionary Awardees for 2020

Front row: L to R: Cyrus Etemad-Moghadam, Innovator, RPM Tech; Jill Orsini, Innovator, Bel Air Middle School; Mikale Brutus, Rising Star, US Army CCDC; Cathy Perkins, Mentor, US Army ATEC; Lyle Sheldon, Visionary, UM Upper Chesapeake Heath

Back row: L to R: Tami Imbierowicz, Leader, Harford Community College; Dr. Richard Becker, Mentor, US Army ARL (retired); Mark Mortenson, Leader, Clene Nanomedicine; Brian Leftridge, Rising Star, US Army CCDC; Dr. Timothy Kluchinsky, Mentor, US Army Public Health Center; Davlyn Williams, Mentor, DSA, Inc

 A select group of Marylander’s received the prestigious Visionary Award on February 27, 2020, for their contributions in building our Workforce for The Future and advancing technology and innovation to grow our economy and protect national security. The ceremony is the largest of its kind in Maryland, held at the Richlin Ballroom in Edgewood, MD, now in its 9th year. Attending were leaders in industry, government, and education.

“We honor remarkable people who continue to play key roles in moving our region forward in the areas of STEM education and technology,” said NMTC Board Chair, Claudine Adams, President/Founder, Bravura Information Technology Systems. “These are individuals who selflessly donate their time and talents to make a difference in our community.”

We also thank our sponsors who gave tremendous support in making this our most successful awards gala to date, especially our top level sponsors ($3,000 +): Harford Community College (9 years supporting), Bravura (4 years supporting) and DSA, INC.(2 years supporting), and University of MD Upper Chesapeake Health

Pulling it all together is yet another creative summary yearbook in our series of many, with some saying, the more creative to date. An anaglyphic cover showcasing the new Aberdeen location for the University of MD Upper Chesapeake Heath buildings. Perfectly viewed with 3D glasses. Creative by Marco Ciavolino, enktesis

Join us in re-making history at the 9th annual Visionary Awards, 27 Feb 2020, as we again use interesting technology, this time anaglyphic techniques, in our Awards ceremony, for the collectable Yearbook containing honoree bio’s and photos. 

UM Upper Chesapeake Health Care is the sponsor.

Anaglyph 3D is the stereoscopic 3D effect achieved by means of encoding each eye’s image using filters of different (usually chromatically opposite) colors, typically red and cyan. Anaglyph 3D images contain two differently filtered colored images, one for each eye. When viewed through the “color-coded” “anaglyph glasses”, each of the two images reaches the eye it’s intended for, revealing an integrated stereoscopic image. The visual cortex of the brain fuses this into the perception of a three-dimensional scene or composition.

Created by enktesis