The Department of Defense published two detailed guides on how contractors will have their networks inspected to continue earning contracts once new regulations are added to contracting rules. The ...

The foundation of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) — the Department of Defense’s new cyber requirements for contractors — will see some coming changes, its leaders recently said.

As CMMC Phase One enforcement begins and independent validation replaces self-attestation for defense contractors handling ...

The challenge posed to Department of Defense (DOD) contractors of complying with ever-shifting cybersecurity regulations and guidance continues unabated. On July 26, 2022, the Cyber Accreditation Body ...

Last November, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) announced sweeping changes to the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program in a new “version 2.0.” Although we are still awaiting ...

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Those familiar with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, especially its updated 2.0 version, know that its most significant shift from earlier Department of Defense cybersecurity efforts ...

An estimated 118,000 companies in the defense industrial base will need CMMC Level 2 certification, but only 88 authorized ...

The Defense Department now has to process and respond to the comments before it issues the final version of the industry-wide rule in the fall. The comment period for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model ...

Achieving a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification gives the Defense Department, and the federal government in general, reassurance about a contractor’s security protocols. Charlotte Lewis is the ...