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Dissecting Popular IT Nerds

245- Demystifying DoD Cybersecurity: Larry Furman on Achieving CMMC Certification

Dissecting Popular IT Nerds

Dissecting Popular IT Nerds

Technology

549 Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Larry Furman Larry Furman is an IT leader with over 25 years of experience driving technology initiatives. He holds the rare Project Management Professional certification and recently led his company in attaining CMMC Version 2 Level 2 compliance. Furman has spearheaded numerous security, infrastructure, and disaster recovery projects for organizations ranging from financial services firms to the US Military. His technical expertise combined with strong communication skills make him a sought-after speaker and trusted advisor to IT executives and decision makers. Demystifying DoD Cybersecurity: Larry Furman on Achieving CMMC Certification Get ready to dive into the complex world of CMMC compliance with IT expert Larry Furman. In this engaging episode, Furman takes us on an in-depth tour of DoD cybersecurity requirements. He breaks things down in an accessible way, providing the nitty gritty details behind locking down data and attaining CMMC certification. From encryption tools to physical security, Furman covers it all. If you want to strengthen your organization’s security posture and become CMMC ready, tune in. Furman lays out best practices and tangible takeaways you can apply. Expect great insights that cross the cybersecurity T’s and dot the compliance I’s. Our minds will be expanded and skills sharpened as we discuss the ins and outs of CMMC mastery.

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0:00.0

Welcome to another dissecting popular IT nerds where we're allowed to geek out with our fellow nerds.

0:14.3

Today I'm proud to introduce Larry Furman, who has the rare PMP certification and has recently achieved CMMC V2L2 certification at his organization.

0:27.4

Larry, please introduce yourself, tell us a little about yourself, and then talk to us about the fun of the CMMC V2L2.

0:37.9

Sure. Hi, MikeL2. Sure.

0:38.4

Hi,

0:38.9

Mike and everyone.

0:42.6

I've always,

0:43.7

I got into computers.

0:46.5

I majored in biology,

0:49.1

got a bachelor's,

0:49.9

went on to grad school,

0:50.9

and in grad school,

0:52.0

I had to choose between learning to read Russian

0:56.6

German or French to read research papers or program computers. And growing up on science fiction

1:04.1

with intelligent machines, you know, Asimov and Heinem and everybody programming computers seemed like a like a

1:15.2

no-brainer and it was I got my first job in computers doing tech supported an insurance

1:26.2

company and one of the things in computers, doing tech support at an insurance company.

1:35.6

And one of the things, and my recent job at Linearizer,

1:40.0

a big part of it was running the tech support team and building a white glove support organization,

1:44.2

as well as what you mentioned,

1:48.6

CMMC, version 2, level 2.

1:52.2

Yeah, that CMMC, man, I keep stumbling on that.

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