WHAT: On December 13, 2023, the Department of Defense (DoD) proposed amendments to the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) that seek to address the public comments it received in response to its...more
What: Cleared Defense Contractors (CDCs) are being actively targeted by Russian state-sponsored cyber activity, according to a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security...more
2/17/2022
/ Bad Actors ,
Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Weapons ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
FBI ,
Federal Contractors ,
Information Technology ,
Intelligence Services ,
Multi-Factor Authentication ,
NIST ,
Passwords ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
Sensitive Business Information ,
Subcontractors ,
Technology Sector
WHAT: On November 4, 2021, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) announced the completion of a months-long internal review and significant changes to the strategic direction of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification...more
11/8/2021
/ Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Federal Contractors ,
NIST ,
Popular
A recent hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Cybersecurity portrayed an uncertain future for the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD’s) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program,...more
On May 12, the Biden Administration issued an Executive Order (EO) setting in motion an ambitious plan to rapidly strengthen the cybersecurity posture of the Federal government and its contractors, service providers, and...more
President Biden’s recent issuance of the highly anticipated Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity (EO or Order), in the midst of high-profile cyber-attacks on the Nation, brought new challenges to...more
On May 12, 2021, President Biden issued the long-expected Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity (“EO” or “Order”). The EO comes amidst a series of high-profile cyber-attacks on the Nation and its critical...more
5/13/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Information Technology ,
National Security ,
Private Sector ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Supply Chain
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