Posts by Jake Payton

    CMMC Phase 2 Is Paused, Not Cancelled. Here's What That Actually Means for You

    9 min read | August 5, 2026

    If you sell to, or contract with, the Department of Defense, you've probably recently heard some version of: "CMMC is dead." "It's cancelled." "We don't have to worry about...

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    About the Author

    Jake has over two decades of experience in technology. Prior to joining Blumira, he was the Head of User Authentication at Duo Security, where he established the Passwordless Aauthentication team and helped integrate second factor authentication into native mobile apps. Prior to that, he held software development and leadership roles at Detroit Labs, ePrize, and CBS Interactive. Jake believes in high trust and transparency to empower teams to do amazing things together.