CMMC War Room Interview on June 2, 2023 – Regan Edens interviewed Dr. Ron Ross, co-author of NIST SP 800-171 to discuss the DETAILS related to understanding and implementing the requirements for safeguarding Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) within a defense contractor or subcontractor’s IT network. The NIST 800-171 requirements for Managed Services, Managed Service Providers...

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This is urgent. The deadline is 13 AUG, 2020. No contracts may be awarded without completion. BACKGROUND: Effective August 13, 2020, the Government may not contract with an entity that uses telecommunications equipment or services, as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, produced by any of the...

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Tom Cornelius Senior Partner at ComplianceForge | Founder & Contributor at Secure Controls Framework (SCF) 20 articles  Les Terrell Chief Operating Officer at DTC Global, CMMCsmart, and CUIsupply.com ComplianceForge and DTC Global teamed up to write an article that provides practitioner-level guidance on Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) that is focused on the practical steps it takes to get compliant...

NOTE: All opinions are my own and do not reflect the official position of the CMMC Accreditation Body, the CMMC PMO, or the Department of Defense.  DoD Prime contractors and their suppliers, subcontractors, and tier suppliers impacted by DFARS 202.252-7012 face significant barriers to compliance. Uncertainty facing senior executives and business owners undermines the appropriate...

A storm is brewing for the Defense Industrial Base impacting hundreds of thousands of companies and research institutions. For the defense industry, December 31, 2017 was a critical deadline. Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) is the compliance risk management topic every Defense Industry and research institutions’ Board of Directors, CEO, CIO, General Counsel, and COO should...

Supplies featured above courtesy of CUISupply.com. IMPORTANT:If these practices aren’t being done on a regular basis within your organization, you’re not compliant, and it’s time to take action.  There is no shortage of articles out there about CMMC/NIST 800-171, and what it means to contractors. These are great articles and the subject matter is both...

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Since December 31, 2017 the Department of Defense (DoD) cybersecurity compliance requirements have begun to shift the landscape under U.S Defense industry contractors, suppliers, and sub-contractors. These companies are required by US Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), statutory regulations, US Government policy, and contractually obligated to meet the compliance requirements regarding Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) created,...

Cyber Future Summit is a unique event focusing on action towards building a collaborative and trusted global platform for cyber. The Summit is presented by CFF in an interactive and leadership exercise format, where the leaders and futurists from different walks of life will gather not only to share ideas of building a trusted cyber...

DFARS 252.204-7012: In 2016, we wrote a series of articles identifying the critical cybersecurity challenges facing U.S. industry. In 2020, the US Department of Defense’s (DoD) formalization of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) framework continues with the federal rulemaking process and the institutionalization of the CMMC. CMMC has built the bridge between proverbial risk...

There’s an awkward moment after you tell a Fortune 100 company, who spends $90M a year on people and “best in class” security technologies, that 10,000 of their 25,000 endpoints are at various degrees of compromise. A flash of anger, fatigue, and disbelief is mixed with a frustrated lack of surprise. That awkward moment epitomizes...

Most people generally think about compliance as a necessary evil. Most executives see IT as a cost center that seems to push their corporate overhead costs higher and higher each year. Cybersecurity is on the list of topics that’s keeps CEO’s up at night, but that list is long and dominated by the tyranny of...

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Snapshot for Cyber Concept. cy·ber tel·e·mat·ics ˈsībər/teləˈmadiks, noun: A new product class within an existing class of insurance industry technologies, in the branch of information technology that assesses, monitors, and transmits computerized information about IT network risk generally for risk management and insurance purposes. Jan 10th, 2017, This post was originally published on Linkedin and Huffington Post. The Chairman of the...