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Beyond Compliance: DFARs 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting: A Matter of National Security

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The DOD Guidance provides additional information on how they might penalize business partners who fail to adhere to new security rules, including penalties and not being awarded new contracts. Aside from the obvious competitive business reasons to immediately implement the NIST 800-171 security requirements this latest theft of project Sea Dragon data is reminder of the implications to national security. Most of NIST 800-171 is just good cybersecurity hygiene that at a minimum will make contractors harder targets for hostile nation states.

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Applying NIST 800-171 Rev. 1 in a Manufacturing Environment

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Are you a U.S. manufacturers who supply products within supply chains for the DOD? If you are it’s likely that you are required to ensure adequate security by implementing NIST SP 800-171 as part ensuring compliance with DFARS clause 252.204-7012. Achieving NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 1 compliance for a manufacturing a business has its own unique challenges.

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