Current Compliance Landscape Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan spoke at the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) on Feb 6, 2018, and said, “The culture we need to get to [around IT security] is that we’re going to defend ourselves …
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The US Department of Defense (DOD) has one of the largest supply chains in the world, scaling to hundreds of thousands of different vendors and partners. While valuable, these vital partners in our nation’s defense infrastructure pose a huge cyber …
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Compliance with ever-evolving DOD cybersecurity mandates like DFARS 252.204-7012, NIST 800-171, and Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is complicated and confusing. It can be hard to understand the outcomes that you should focus on and how to measure success. Discover …
The theft of intellectual property and sensitive information across the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) and the supply chain of the Department of Defense (DOD) threatens economic security and national security. Malicious cyber actors have persistently targeted the DIB sector and …
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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 …
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It has finally arrived, the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) version (v) 1.0. CMMC v1.0 changes the DOD acquisition process with certification becoming a pre-RFP requirement to bid a government contract. Like you, CyberSheath has been aggressively following the CMMC’s …
You have completed your NIST 800-171 security controls assessment to see how your company is doing in meeting the requirements of the standard. The evaluation revealed some gaps within your organization’s implementation of the solutions, tools, and processes you have …
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There is a lot your organization is already doing that you can apply to your preparation for the impending launch of CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification). One important and useful component to consider is a Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M or …
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As you are probably aware, there is a new mandatory certification model that will be required to do business with the Department of Defense (DOD). The CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) builds on best practices established in NIST 800-171 (DFARS), …
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