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Choosing a Vendor/Service Provider

Tips for choosing hardware and software vendors and service providers

Enlisting Outside Support to Manage Cybersecurity Risk – a five-part series on using outside firms to reduce your cybersecurity risk

Vendor security – tips to make sure business vendors with access to your sensitive business information are securing their own computers and networks
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Hiring a Webhost – what to look for when hiring a webhost provider
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Defense Industrial Base Managed Service Provider Shopping Guide for Small & Medium-Sized BusinessesThis content was developed by member company participants of the National Defense Information Sharing & Analysis Center (ND-ISAC) to assist and inform small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in selecting a Managed Service Provider (MSP) which can assist SMB compliance with evolving Department of Defense (DoD) cybersecurity requirements. 

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Created August 24, 2020, Updated September 2, 2025
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