The implications of the Defense Department’s plan to subject its suppliers to independent cybersecurity audits, a program known as Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, apply far beyond the defense industrial base. Keep Reading
The accreditation body overseeing the Defense Department’s cybersecurity certification for prospective contractors is also authorized to provide certified companies with cybersecurity services, according to members of the group’s board of directors. Keep Reading
Bad actors know that targeting the reseller channel is one of the simplest and easiest ways to disrupt the supply chain. Keep Reading
CMMC will apply to any company that does business with the Department of Defense, from weapons contractors protecting highly classified intellectual property to landscaping firms that service DOD installations. Keep Reading
The DoD will be basing accreditation specifically on NIST 800-171 cybersecurity standards for protecting CUI. Keep Reading
Development of the CMMC framework was announced by DoD this summer, with the supply-chain security aim of protecting controlled unclassified information on vendor websites. Keep Reading