The US government, through the lead agency, the Department of Defense (DOD) is implementing a new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirement for all private-sector businesses that work with the DOD, and now we understand that the standard will be […]
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CyberSheath is excited to announce the availability of a new service offering specifically designed for Defense Contractors required to ensure compliance from their managed IT providers. This new Managed IT Services for Defense Contractors future-proofs your environment to changes in
The Department of Defense (DOD) suppliers were notified at the end of September about the new DFARS Interim Rule designed to collect NIST 800-171 assessment scores from all DOD contractors through submittal to the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS). As mentioned in a
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Scrutiny of CMMC DIB cybersecurity and DIB compliance has never been higher. The costs and impacts of security lapses are on full display in the wake of the SolarWinds breach, as federal agencies continue to investigate the full scale of
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SolarWinds, with more than 300,000 global clients, including many federal agencies in the United States and mostly Fortune 500 companies, unknowingly released a software update that included malware providing hackers unobstructed remote access to victim networks. The magnitude of this
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Over 14+ years working with the Department of Defense (DOD) contractor cybersecurity compliance requirements have evolved from voluntary to self-certification to now mandatory minimums validated by independent third parties via the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC); the question of cost
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As 2020 ends, and if you missed them, we have rounded up five of our most popular blog posts. This past year was filled with discussion and updates regarding CMMC and NIST 800-171, so not surprisingly, these top posts cover
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In short, yes; however, with caveats. In 2019, the Department of Defense (DOD) announced the development of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). The CMMC is a maturity model based foundationally on the NIST 800-171 framework with some key evolutionary
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The Department of Defense (DOD) suppliers were notified at the end of September about the new DFARS Interim Rule designed to collect NIST 800-171 assessment scores from all DOD contractors through submittal to the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS). As
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At CMMC Con 2020, we heard about the threat from China, next steps for CMMC, and how no one in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) has all the answers. After an immersion in why the CMMC is essential and what
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