There is significant news this month for those of you who will have to comply with CMMC. 60 days from now you may be able to, for the first time, get officially CMMC certified and there are about a hundred companies that have passed the test and are waiting for that day.
In 2021 the DoJ announced the Civil Cyber Fraud Initiative to go after companies that lie about their cybersecurity practices. Under the False Claims Act, the government can recover damages and more. The “damage” could be as simple as we would not have given you the contract if we knew that you were not complying…
This is the piece that we have been waiting for and it is both short and covers a lot of details. The Title 48 part of CMMC contains the contracting mechanics and it is what you need to understand if you expect to be awarded a contract. If you have questions and you likely will,…
There is news this month on both fronts – there is progress being made in the CMMC arena and NIST has released 800-171 Rev 3. What do these mean for you? Listen here.
The executive branch has released another pillar in its cybersecurity strategy. This administration has done more that past administrations on cybersecurity including the National Defense Strategy, the National Cybersecurity Strategy, the DoD Cyber Strategy and the National Defense Industrial Strategy. The newest piece of this is the Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Strategy 2024. This is…
I recently provided a CMMC update to the Denver chapter of NCMS. That presentation was live and in person and generated a lot of questions and comments. I recreated that presentation here. If you have questions, please contact us.
Lots of news this month. In case you thought the DoD was just kidding, this month’s news should disabuse you of that idea. If you have questions/need help, please contact us.
NIST has released a draft version of the next update to the core standard behind CMMC. If you do work for the US, Canadian or Australian defense departments or are a vendor to one of these organizations or if you are a vendor to a large US corporation, this standard and these changes are important…
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.
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.
