In an effort to assess and strengthen the cybersecurity posture of its Defense Industrial Base (DIB) subcontractors, the Department of Defense recently announced the development of a new framework called the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC).
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A draft version of the Defense Department's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, an assessment designed to measure and monitor cybersecurity practices of its contractors, is open for public comment.
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The Pentagon hopes to pick a nonprofit organization to oversee its new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program by January, with CMMC being applied to at least some new contracts by next summer.
PSC's Alan Chvotkin joined Federal Drive to discuss the Defense Department's ongoing efforts to get contractors to comply with cybersecuirty standards.
As part DoD’s move to shore up its supply chain, the Pentagon is developing with industry and other experts a new cybersecurity maturity model that is borrowing from standards like ISO 9000.