Why the ROI Can Be Significant When You Achieve NIST 800-171 Compliance for CMMC The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is the agency that promotes the highest cybersecurity standards for public and private sector IT networks. This agency has updated Special Publication 800-171 to help protect sensitive government data that may be found…
For better or worse, CMMC is now CMMC 2.0 – this is the result of the Pentagon’s recent CMMC internal review process. It will affect different DoD Contractors in different ways, bringing minor to moderate changes, depending on their individual CMMC compliance aspirations or requirements.  CMMC 2.0 — What’s New? The Department of Defense…
What Is DFARS Interim Rule? DFARS is a set of legal requirements demanding that all Department of Defense (DoD) contractors meet predefined cyber security standards. In September 2020, the DoD released the DFARS Interim Rule that took effect on November 30, 2020. The new interim rule introduced three additional clauses to DFARS: 7019, 7020, and…
A lot of businesses today rely upon cloud-based systems to operate. These include the use of cloud-based storage, online marketing systems, digital media, social media marketing, and so on. But as reports of data breaches and security threats continue to increase, clients and customers need some extra reassurance that the company they are doing business…
SUMMARY: DoD is issuing an interim rule to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a DoD Assessment Methodology and Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) framework in order to assess contractor implementation of cybersecurity requirements and enhance the protection of unclassified information within the DoD supply chain. DATES: Effective November 30, 2020….
If you’re a service company such as a cloud or SaaS provider, you need to pass what’s called the System Organization Controls (SOC) 2 audit. Passing the audit shows that you take cybersecurity seriously. But how do you pass? Well, you need to: Choose which of the 5 SOC 2 principles apply Instruct an assessment based on…
How to Ensure Vendor Compliance Data security compliance regulations are designed to help companies ensure the integrity, security and availability of the sensitive data they handle. Organizations must comply with these rules and guidelines to protect their systems and data from security breaches and other types of risks. With the tremendous amount of data handled and…
FedRAMP stands for Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. It is: Designed to make sure that cloud services used by the government and other entities are secure, safe, and reliable Mandatory for all organizations that provide cloud services to government entities A uniform program that deals with security assessment, authorization, and observation for entities dealing…
NIST 800-171—All You Need to Know In this day and age, information is king. This means that data handling and recordkeeping are critical processes that help businesses build and maintain the trust and confidence of their vendors, contractors, partners, and customers. Of course, when the federal government gets involved in any way, cybersecurity for the protection…
Achieving NIST 800-171 Compliance For organizations handling controlled unclassified information (CUI), ensuring data protection is paramount as this data can be a target for serious, sophisticated cyberattacks. In fact, past and current orchestrated attacks on programs and assets containing CUI have prompted the Department of Defense (DoD) to work with and get the assistance of…