Cyber Hygiene is the Key to CMMC Compliance Preparedness
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 [...]
Cyber Leads Global Business Risks for First Time in Allianz annual Risk Barometer
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 [...]
New Defense Contract Requirement
Cyber Security Maturity Model Survey (CMMC) Defense Contractors & Subs: Please help us understand the challenges that smaller DoD contractors will face with the new CMMC contract requirements being rolled out currently. These 4 questions will take 2-3 minutes to answer, and will help us serve you better. https://survey.sogosurvey.com/r/4QpiEf Thank you in advance for your help. CMMC Links: https://www.acq.osd.mil/cmmc/faq.html https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2071434/dod-to-require-cybersecurity-certification-in-some-contract-bids/ [...]
What is the new Flexible Supply Chain?
What's a Flexible Supply Chain? How the coronavirus outbreak has taken a toll on supply chains Compiled by Lindsay Pietenpol, assistant editor, ASQ’s Quality Progress It’s impossible to escape the news about the novel coronavirus, now known as COVID-19. The disease, which was first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, has quickly spread to more than 150 countries, infecting tens of thousands of people and claiming [...]
DoD Contractors – Subcontractors Mandated to be Cyber Security Certified by September 2020. Will Your Company be Ready?
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 [...]
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