On Sept. 1, Honeywell Aerospace agreed to pay more than $2 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that it failed to comply with NIST SP 800-171 cybersecurity requirements on a Pentagon contract. The case, which stemmed from a whistleblower
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Most contractors in the defense industrial base are manufacturers, engineers, and specialized suppliers. They don’t have a CISO. They don’t have a security operations center. Usually, one IT generalist handles help desk tickets, manages cloud infrastructure, and tries to figure
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On July 13, the Pentagon suspended CMMC Phase 2, pausing mandatory third-party certification requirements while the Department conducts a 60-day review of the program. The announcement created immediate questions across the defense industrial base (DIB) about what changed, what did
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AI has changed the cybersecurity calculus for every business. Attackers are using it to automate reconnaissance, personalize phishing at scale, and develop malware that adapts in real time. For defense contractors handling Controlled Unclassified Information, the stakes are higher. The
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The Pentagon suspended CMMC Phase 2 in July, but prime contractors may not be as trusting of self-reported compliance scores as the government is. Earlier this year, L3Harris gave its suppliers roughly 80 business days to produce CMMC Level 2
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The suspension of CMMC Phase 2 took mandatory third-party C3PAO assessments off the table — for now. But the Pentagon’s Defense Contract Management Agency continues to conduct assessments of contractor compliance with NIST SP 800-171. In June, those assessments led
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Just 1,391 organizations held a final CMMC Level 2 certificate as of the Cyber AB’s May 2026 town hall, up 14% from the month before, with another 47 conditional certificates issued and 140 assessments still in progress. The Pentagon estimates
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CMMC Certification Prep: Don’t Overlook the Affirming Official Most defense contractors preparing for CMMC certification focus on technical controls for access management, encryption, and incident response. Those are undoubtedly crucial, but it’s important to remember there’s a person who has
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You’ve taken the steps to assess your cybersecurity posture against NIST 800-171, implemented the required controls, and now you’re managing and maintaining your compliant state. CMMC audit readiness, otherwise known as operating compliantly, has become a way of life. CMMC
