It seems that any day now the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) will announce its rulemaking on the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0. According to the CMMC policy Director for the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition…
Time to get ready for CMMC 2.0
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 is here. If your company is not prepared, the time to get ready is now, or your company may risk losing business with the Department of Defense (DoD). The CMMC program requires cyber protection…
How the Defense Industrial Base Can Prepare for CMMC Level 2+
The Defense Industrial Base (DIB), – the organizations that make up the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) supply chain, is massive – comprised of hundreds of thousands of government contractors. With these organizations providing essential products, tools, and applications to…
The Early Bird Gets the Worm, When It Comes to CMMC and the DIB
This article originally appeared on SteelCloud’s official blog site. The Department of Defense’s CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) program has undergone multiple changes, revisions, updates, and organizational shifts over the last two and a half years. As a result, DoD…
Adopting a Reference Architecture for CMMC Readiness
For companies in the U.S. Defense Industrial Base, CMMC represents a major change in how to think about security and compliance. As business leaders and IT professionals prepare to have their networks and cybersecurity practices assessed and certified, many are…
Nation-state attack on government validates concerns about AppSec and supply chain security
One of the top trends that we witnessed covering government and military cybersecurity in 2020 – aside from the massive upswing in threats that accompanied the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic – was a renewed and increased focus on securing the supply…
Are government networks secure against cyber threats in 2020?
Last month was National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, which cyber professionals, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) claim is an opportunity to, “…raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity across our Nation, ensuring…
What your organization needs to know about CMMC
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is a new requirement from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). It mandates that DoD contractors obtain third-party certification to ensure appropriate levels of cybersecurity practices are in place to meet “basic cyber hygiene,” as well…
The CMMC and continuous monitoring – is it a good idea?
In April of this year, the CMMC advisory board issued an interesting RFP that caught a few off guard and raised a lot of questions among the defense industrial base (DIB). That RFP involved the creation of a continuous monitoring…
General Dynamics – Ordnance and Tactical Systems CISO Talks Best Cyber Practices in Defense Industrial Base
The movement towards remote work and digital tools over the past few months has resulted in a massive change in the amount of data flowing over networks and has drastically increased the importance of advanced IT tools and capabilities across…
