The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) issued the proposed Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) rules that will implement the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program. These rules, which...more
The Department of Defense has announced plans to suspend its current CMMC program and replace it with a streamlined process for achieving government contract cybersecurity compliance through “CMMC 2.0.” The DoD announced...more
U.S. government agencies are increasing scrutiny of the supply chain of companies developing hypersonic technologies used in military aircraft and missiles amid escalating tensions with China and Russia. Lowenstein Sandler...more
After several years of cyberattacks, you may be lulled into thinking large, sophisticated companies have now employed adequate safeguards to prevent disclosure of your confidential information. Don’t be so sure. Earlier this...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Pentagon Warns CEOs: Protect Your Data or Lose Our Contracts - According to an article from Govexec.com, the Pentagon has issued a warning to defense-industry contractors, insinuating that they...more
Security researcher Chris Vickery has confirmed that web-monitoring data from the Department of Defense (DOD) was exposed through Amazon Web Services by the way the DOD configured access by authorized users. According to...more
In a speech at Stanford University on April 23, 2015, Department of Defense (“DoD” or the “Pentagon”) Secretary Ash Carter unveiled the Pentagon’s new cyber strategy (the “Strategy”) and called on the technology sector to...more