Federal cyber professionals are worried about vague language in proposed changes to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement or DFARS, according to a new survey from CTOVision.com.

Changes to the DFARS were proposed after a series of high profile cyber attacks that left officials wanting to better safeguard unclassified Defense Department information on contractor networks.

However, according to the survey, both government and industry were concerned about fuzzy language and ambiguity in implementing the changes.

While the public sector was more confident in the government’s ability to keep information secure, both thought it could be improved.

Most respondents thought the DFARS was generally a good set of guidelines but had doubts over the cost and implementation of the changes.

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