CMMC will impact an estimated 300,000 defense contractors over the next five years, and most are eager to understand what is required and how they can prepare. Keep Reading
Pending a successful CMMC ML-3 assessment, Schneider Downs will be authorized to provide certification assessments for the Department of Defense's (DoD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program. Keep Reading
Steel Root, a leading cybersecurity services firm that specializes in compliance for the U.S. Defense Industrial Base, announces the hiring of two new senior-level staffers. Keep Reading
The CMMC Accreditation Body previously approved Celerium as a Licensed Partner Publisher (LPP) in September 2020. As an LPP, Celerium is authorized to develop content to train CMMC Assessors who will be assessing DoD defense suppliers. Keep Reading
Coalfire Federal, a cybersecurity services provider to the federal government and Defense Industrial Base (DIB), has been selected by the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body (CMMC-AB) to become one of the first firms authorized to perform CMMC audits. Keep Reading
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