As a subcontractor on a Department of Defense contract, you have likely had flow down requirements from your primes related to DFARS clause 252.204-7012, commonly referred to as NIST 800-171. Learn more about these two requirements and achieve compliance before the December 2017 mandate.
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In today’s digital world, no matter what type of sensitive data you handle, attackers are hard at work developing ways to access it. The rash of high-profile security breaches making headlines every day is clear evidence of the struggle businesses
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Thanks to the increasingly sophisticated and aggressive cybersecurity threats facing the U.S., there has been much focus recently on reinforcing the nation’s cybersecurity. Much of this effort has revolved around strengthening the Department of Defense (DOD) supply chain. The Defense
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As cyber-attacks become more frequent and sophisticated, addressing tighter security needs has become a priority for the federal government. Enforcement of “Controlled Unclassified Information” (CUI) protection continues to intensify as private contractors and organizations are now required to upgrade their
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The DOD Guidance provides additional information on how they might penalize business partners who fail to adhere to new security rules, including penalties and not being awarded new contracts. Aside from the obvious competitive business reasons to immediately implement the NIST 800-171 security requirements this latest theft of project Sea Dragon data is reminder of the implications to national security. Most of NIST 800-171 is just good cybersecurity hygiene that at a minimum will make contractors harder targets for hostile nation states.
The December 31, 2017 deadline for achieving compliance with NIST 800-171 has come and gone. If you’re still not compliant, you’re at risk for penalties, and chances of winning future contracts and bids are at great risk. The good news is it’s not too late!
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