A recent case involving Georgia Tech Research Corporation and its affiliates highlights a critical trend: the U.S. government is increasingly using the False Claims Act (FCA) to hold defense contractors accountable for cybersecurity noncompliance. In this case, it was alleged
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As your organization works to ready itself for CMMC, chances are you are performing a lot of research. Here’s some information to get you started. The DOD states, directly on their website, “To protect American ingenuity and national security information,
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The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program is in the home stretch. The final rule has been cleared by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs and is headed to Congress for imminent implementation. At the fourth annual CMMC CON,
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In an era when digital vulnerabilities can translate into real-world threats, the security of our nation’s defense industrial base has never been more critical. Many contractors that work with the Department of Defense overlook this aspect of their responsibilities. Security
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Cyberattacks aren’t always brute-force campaigns that take down companies’ systems without a trace. One recent case involved military contractors who fell for spearphishing emails and fake social media profiles set up by Iranian state-sponsored hackers. Bad actors can infiltrate networks
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A company is only as strong as the weakest link in its supply chain, and that’s even more crucial in the defense industrial base because it’s a matter of national security and not just proprietary business information. As the Cybersecurity
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As the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 rollout approaches, defense contractors are scrambling to understand and implement the necessary controls. If you’re starting from scratch, achieving CMMC Level 2 compliance may be a daunting task. Join CMMC CON 2024:
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Mastering the request for proposal (RFP) process is critical in defense contracting. It’s a detail-oriented task for any business, even more so for companies that need to comply with Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0. So, what do proposal managers
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Most of the defense industrial base (DIB) consists of small businesses that face the same threats as large tech companies: state-sponsored attacks from America’s adversaries. The DIB often mistakenly assumes that its line of work isn’t attractive to hackers. With
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When the Department of Justice instituted the Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative in 2021, utilizing the False Claims Act to hold non-compliant contractors to account, it was no hollow threat. The government recently intervened in a case, including by litigation for the
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