Posts by Justin Kikani

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...

At Blumira, Justin helps to craft detection rules as part of the Incident Detection Engineering team. Prior to joining the team, he was the Director of IT at Nexus Direct, where he supported the company in its transition to a remote infrastructure. Before that, he held various IT and engineering roles, including a major telecommunications company and a local commercial IT consulting company, where he gained a reputation for his knowledge in building mobile and data center solutions. Justin has a Bachelor’s Degree from Old Dominion University.