We are in unprecedented times. As we all work to maintain as much normalcy in our personal and professional lives as possible, important projects such as those involving your organization’s cybersecurity might not be top of mind.
You’ve worked hard to secure your company’s valuable information technology resources to guard it against all sorts of cyberattacks. Neglecting IT security now would be a misstep. Here’s why.
Three Reasons Quarantine Shouldn’t Stall Your Cybersecurity Plans
1 – CMMC is moving forward in spite of the current crisis.
In an interview with Government Matters on March 29, Katie Arrington, the chief information security officer in the Office of the Undersecretary for Acquisition and Sustainment, announced the DOD is still moving forward with the newly launched Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), even with the current challenges companies are facing due to COVID-19.
2 – Protecting controlled unclassified information (CUI) remains important.
It’s worth considering if the scope of your CUI environment has changed now that many or all of your employees are working from home. With that in mind as well as an increase in cyberattacks, including phishing and hacking, it’s possible that your dispersed and remote workforce could be more at risk – potentially exposing your company to nefarious threats. And, unchanged is the regulatory requirement of protecting CUI under NIST 800-171. Now is not the time to be lax on IT security.
3 – Assessments can be done remotely.
While the present environment might alter some aspects of your approach, it shouldn’t change your CMMC timeline. With all of your organization’s digital capabilities – which undoubtedly have been tested and broadened in recent weeks – collaborating with a skilled provider on your CMMC assessment makes sense.
A skilled partner like CyberSheath will be able to work with you remotely to assess your current IT infrastructure and security posture, helping to get you ready for CMMC. The assessment is the first step to understand the gaps your organization is facing to meet CMMC requirements. To prepare you for the assessment process, to know what to expect, and what is needed to manage a successful engagement, we interviewed a cybersecurity practitioner to share from his years of experience, access the interview now.
As we look to the coming months and plan for an uncertain future, one thing that remains constant is the need to develop, execute, and maintain a robust cybersecurity plan. Delaying your efforts to comply with CMMC could impact your business – and making your IT security a priority is always a good idea – especially now.
The experts at CyberSheath understand your challenges – and we can help. Contact us to make sure your CMMC assessment gets – and stays – on track.