CPI Systems Miniseries for MICRO Contractors

2022-10-07T09:49:00-04:00

Challenges of MICRO Contractors to the Defense Industry Cost Challenges to MICRO Contractors to the Defense Industry Series Post 1, Part 1 What Is a Micro-Contractor? Let’s start with defining what a micro contractor to the defense industry base is. The concept of a micro contractor is NOT related with the concept of a micro transaction, currently defined as any purchase under $10,000 as of Aug 31, 2020. A micro contractor is simply a company under ten employees which has secured a contract from the US government that contains CUI/FCI and other sensitive information. [...]

CPI Systems Miniseries for MICRO Contractors2022-10-07T09:49:00-04:00

CMMC and the NIST 800-171 Basic Assessment

2022-10-17T14:03:27-04:00

Have you received a letter from your DoD contract officer or prime contractor asking you to complete your NIST 800-171 Basic Assessment and enter your score into the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS)? * Are you concerned about keeping or getting new Defense contract work? * How is Cybersecurity/DoD’s new cybersecurity requirements going to affect your business? As a small manufacturer you may feel that you don’t have the resources or bandwidth to comply with DoD’s new cybersecurity requirements. CPI Systems works directly with Defense Contractors or state-based Manufacturing Extension Partnerships (MEP’s) to help small manufacturers maintain or obtain [...]

CMMC and the NIST 800-171 Basic Assessment2022-10-17T14:03:27-04:00

Partnership for Global Sustainability (PGS) Workshop

2022-10-07T09:49:00-04:00

Cyber Security (to include critical infrastructure protection, cyber-security, data security, risk assessments) REGISTER NOW for the Partnership for Global Sustainability (PGS) Workshop, Virtual TIM #2 - Co-Chaired by CPISYS.com and brought to you by ITB Inc. in collaboration with Florida Tech in Melbourne, FL PLEASE FORWARD THIS NOTICE to ALL of your contacts that may be interested!! Wednesday, January 28, 2021 10:00am EST Cyber Security (to include critical infrastructure protection, cyber-security, data security, risk assessments) Space systems and their associated infrastructure and ground systems may be vulnerable to multiple types of natural and manmade threats. Critical Infrastructure [...]

Partnership for Global Sustainability (PGS) Workshop2022-10-07T09:49:00-04:00

Cyber Hygiene is the Key to CMMC Compliance Preparedness

2022-10-07T09:49:01-04:00

Cyber Hygiene is the Key to CMMC Compliance PreparednessThe challenge is that many contractors don’t have full visibility into their organization’s network and security.By Ralph Kahn, Vice President of Federal Tanium for Nextgov Management Across all sectors, theft of intellectual property and sensitive information due to malicious cybercriminals threatens economic and national security. There are a number of initiatives aimed at simplifying and standardizing IT risk management, all with the same goal: stronger, more streamlined and more consistent cyber risk management to help keep federal systems and data secure.  To achieve this, IT decision-makers must first determine what is on [...]

Cyber Hygiene is the Key to CMMC Compliance Preparedness2022-10-07T09:49:01-04:00

Cyber Leads Global Business Risks for First Time in Allianz annual Risk Barometer

2022-10-07T09:49:01-04:00

Risk Barometer 2020 By Kelly Castriotta, North American Head of Product Development for Financial Lines at Allianz Global as reported by CyberDefense eMagazine July 2020 For the first time ever, Cyber incidents (39% of responses) ranks as the most important business risk globally in the ninth Allianz Risk Barometer 2020. For the first time ever, Cyber incidents (39% of responses) ranks as the most important business risk globally in the ninth Allianz Risk Barometer 2020. Perennial top peril Business Interruption (BI) (37% of responses) moves to second place. Awareness of cyber threats has grown rapidly in recent years, [...]

Cyber Leads Global Business Risks for First Time in Allianz annual Risk Barometer2022-10-07T09:49:01-04:00

DoD Contractors – Subcontractors Mandated to be Cyber Security Certified by September 2020. Will Your Company be Ready?

2022-10-07T09:49:03-04:00

By Vicki Delaney By June, the department of defense plans to publish as many as 10 requests for information on contracts that include CMMC requirements, If your company is bidding on a DoD contract or renewing a contract chances are it will have to be certified to the Cyber Security Maturity Model (CMMC).  CMMC is a vehicle the US Government is using to implement a tiered approach to audit contractor compliance with NIST SP 800-171, based on five different levels of maturity expectations. DoD contractors have been required to comply with NIST 800-171 since January 1, 2018. In the past two [...]

DoD Contractors – Subcontractors Mandated to be Cyber Security Certified by September 2020. Will Your Company be Ready?2022-10-07T09:49:03-04:00

CMMC Requirements Affects 300,000+ DoD Contractors

2022-10-07T09:49:03-04:00

DoD Subcontractors are in for a scramble. CMMC implementation by September 2020 is going to make things complicated for the small enterprises with minimum IT bandwidth. Stay tuned for more information. This blog in Next Gov is just a tip of the iceberg. · #cmmc, #DoDsubcontractor, #cmmcsept2020, #cmmcwhatisit Coronavirus Will Not Delay Pentagon’s Contractor Cybersecurity Program, Official Says By Mariam Baksh for NextGov The Defense Department officially entered into an agreement with the nonprofit corporation that will serve as the accreditation body for its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, the chief information security officer for the department’s acquisition office confirmed.  “Yesterday [...]

CMMC Requirements Affects 300,000+ DoD Contractors2022-10-07T09:49:03-04:00
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