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 […]
CMMC DIB Executive Survey: Defense Industrial Base Compliance Trends Read More »
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
What Does CMMC Compliance Cost? Here’s How to Find Out Read More »
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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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
The Biggest Takeaway for the DIB from CMMC Con 2020 Read More »
CyberSheath is pleased to introduce our distinguished CMMC Con 2020 guest and powerful industry and national resource Richard Wakeman. Richard Wakeman is the Senior Director of Aerospace & Defense for Azure Global Engineering and is the commercial industry lead for
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CyberSheath is pleased to introduce CMMC Con 2020 attendees to one of our keynote speakers and CMMC discussion panelists, retired Brigadier General Dr. Robert Spalding. As emphasized by his experience, Dr. Spalding is an expert on national security and highly-qualified
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Lockheed Martin and other prime contractors are contacting their suppliers and requesting a security status update; in many cases requesting a demonstration of compliance before the DOD November 30th deadline. If you’ve received this request, you’re not alone. We’re helping
It’s been quite a week. The DOD released an interim rule to “amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a DOD Assessment Methodology and Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification framework in order to assess contractor implementation of cybersecurity
DFARS Interim Rule FAQ: What DFARS 7019, 7020 & 7021 Mean for You Read More »
The DFARS interim rule titled Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements (DFARS Case 2019-D041) is here. Often referred to as CMMC this long-awaited and hotly debated Interim Rule harmonizes legacy (DFARS clause 252.204-7012) and future
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