For the final installment in our Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) blog series, we have the Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M). In previous blogs, we mentioned that the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Interim Rule for CMMC requires all contractors and subcontractors to conduct a specific...
We first introduced MSPs to the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) with an informative overview of the new security mandate. Then we took a closer peek into its Interim Rule and scoring methodology. Next up in our CMMC blog series, we get more...
In a previous blog, we dove into the details of the new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification’s (CMMC) Interim Rule. The Department of Defense (DoD) established this rule to protect Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in the department’s supply chain during CMMC’s five-year rollout phase. The rule dictates...
The Department of Defense (DoD) rolled out its new cybersecurity framework, the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), in June 2020 to augment the department’s data protection efforts throughout its supply chain. However, because CMMC will require five years to be fully implemented, the DoD instituted...
What Is CMMC? The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is a new five-level cybersecurity framework that contractors must attain if they want to do business with the Department of Defense (DoD). To comply, defense contractors must engage with an independent, certified third-party assessor to verify...
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) supply chain is an interconnected ecosystem of agencies, partners, contractors and subcontractors. This increased collaboration obliges government entities to operate beyond their protected IT environments. Working in cyber infrastructures of unknown security and maturity amplifies risks to the department’s...