August 2026 CMMC Connect

In this August session, we are joined by John Fitch, Redspin's lead Azure Architect, and Carley Salmon from Microsoft for a joint session on the cloud questions defense contractors ask most. The panel breaks down GCC vs. GCC High (and Azure Commercial vs. Azure Gov), when G3 licensing is enough versus when G5 pays for itself, and how to prevent CUI from leaking out of a commercial O365 mailbox using Purview DLP, labels, and conditional access. Plus a field update from DoW CIO Kirsten Davies at Black Hat (officially a pause, not a suspension), what primes are telling us about third party validations, a fresh ecosystem snapshot (1,130 CCAs, 2,140 CCPs, 113 C3PAOs), what the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Release 1 signals for Rev 3, and what year two of certification really looks like. Hit play for the Microsoft cloud clarity you've been waiting for. CMMC Connect happens on the last Thursday of every month at 1 PM ET. Register for the series and submit questions here: https://redspin.com/cmmc-connect-hub/ Subscribe to Cyberspin on Apple iTunes, Spotify, or your preferred podcast platform. You can always stream the latest episodes at redspin.com.