If your company is a member of the defense industrial base and engaged in business with the DOD, chances are you are already aware of NIST Special Publication 800-171 (NIST 800-171, which outlines the 110 cybersecurity controls necessary to secure […]
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CMMC 2.0 is the latest version of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) framework, which is designed to assess and enhance the cybersecurity posture of organizations that do business with the Department of Defense (DOD). The CMMC 2.0 framework has
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The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) was developed by the Department of Defense (DOD) to ensure that all contractors and subcontractors working with the DOD have adequate cybersecurity measures in place to protect federal contract information (FCI) and controlled unclassified
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CMMC 2.0 is finally on the near horizon. And full compliance will be mandatory. The transition of DOD contractor cybersecurity requirements from the existing DFARS (Defense Acquisition Regulation Supplement) to the new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, or CMMC 2.0, is
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Chances are your company finds it challenging to navigate the path to better cybersecurity, including implementing the controls of NIST 800-171 and achieving compliance with CMMC 2.0. What can you do and how do you move forward? We recently sat
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Making sense of the threat landscape can be an exhaustive exercise for companies in the defense industrial base (DIB). Various parts of the government are working together to make sure at the end of the day the warfighter has secure
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Chances are discovering how to identify and protect the controlled unclassified information (CUI) at your company is one of your IT priorities. It can be a challenge to figure all this out on your own. Where do you start—and how
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Consider your company and what it does from a different perspective. Look at the value of your product or service in relation to the data that you are holding and processing, using, and generating as you and your team perform
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If you are finding it a challenge to figure out the requirements of the updated cybersecurity maturity model certification (CMMC), you are not alone. CMMC 2.0, currently has two principal levels, level one and level two. Let’s walk through how
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With all the acronym-labeled requirements and definitions related to doing business with the federal government, it can seem like you are swimming in an alphabet soup. In addition to the consumer off the shelf (COTS) designation which determines the presence
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