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NIST SP 800-171 Update for July 2023
800-171 is the government’s chosen cybersecurity standard for protecting controlled unclassified information (CUI) and is the standard is required by a number of government departments and by private industry as a matter of contract for protecting sensitive unclassified information. Learn more about this new version of the standard here.
DoD CMMC Update for July 2023
CMMC or the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification passed a huge milestone this week when the Pentagon handed of the proposed rule to the Office of Management and Budget. After they approve the package, it gets published in the Federal Register for comment and implementation. Learn more about the remaining steps below.
Canada Joins US and Announces Their CMMC Plans
Up until now, CMMC has been a US federal government standard for companies doing business in the public sector. Canada has now joined the group and you should expect more countries to be added to the list. Learn more below.
DoD Issues “Class Deviation” for NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3
We knew that DoD had to resolve the conflict between the current 7012 DFARS and the CMMC Part 32 rule that was released in December, but we did not know HOW they were going to resolve it. For defense contractors who are wrestling with getting ready for CMMC, their temporary workaround is the best we…
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