The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Accreditation Body held a Town Hall Apr. 27 to present updates on the progress of the CMMC roll-out and some insight into the Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Assessment Center (DIBCAC) assessments. The CMMC-AB’s recently appointed CEO Matt Travis kicked off the virtual event. Travis talked about importance of the […]
John A. Ellis, Director of the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Software Division presided over a webinar with Ardalyst Mar. 3rd to assist the company’s efforts to help defense contractors understand the new Defense Acquisition Regulations System (DFARS) interim rule, requirements, and assessment methodology. With the new DFARS interim rule, defense contractors are facing increased scrutiny […]
The National Institutes of Science and Technology (NIST) has published a supplement to Special Publication (SP) 800-171 outlining requirements for a non-federal organization to develop a cyber program that is resilient against state-sponsored hackers. NIST SP 800-172, “Enhanced Security Requirements for Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information,” offers additional recommendations for defending controlled unclassified information (CUI) against advanced persistent […]
Microsoft published a slew of informational blogs today, and we’ve aggregated them below. Check out all the great work they’re doing and information they’re sharing for the defense industry. Accelerating Department of Defense mission workloads with Azure | Azure Blog and Updates | Microsoft Azure – By Eric Brown – As the Azure engineering team continues […]
As the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) has come online and continued to evolve, many more defense contractors have been seeking help in understanding new requirements and ensuring they gain the necessary level of compliance to bid on DoD contracts in the future. These companies are facing increasing pressure from the U.S. government to prove they are […]
The OUSD (A&S) team and CMMC Accreditation Body hosted a virtual town hall meeting Jan. 26 to review CMMC and DFARS requirements and provide updates. Below, the Ardalyst team has provided a summary of the updated information released. 1. The DoD is initiating its CMMC pilot program for FY21. 2. The notional timeline the DoD […]
Ardalyst announced today it has earned Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Registered Provider Organization (RPO) certification. This new achievement fortifies the company’s position as the leader in CMMC compliance solutions and services meant to eliminate theft of intellectual property and sensitive information across the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) and Department of Defense (DoD) supply chain. “The RPO […]
As Microsoft Security Gold Partners, we are proud to see the tools Microsoft continues to accelerate compliance for defense contractors to tackle the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and underlying NIST 800-171 requirements. Microsoft invests more than $1B per year in security alone, and they are dedicated to helping the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) become more secure […]
This week the DoD released the interim final rule for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and added details that may have immediate effects. It is outlined in an 89-page notice in the federal register published yesterday (Sept 29) entitled “Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements (DFARS Case 2019-D041).” What […]
Every couple of weeks, I am finding myself back in the same conversation when advising clients and potential clients about the impacts of the DoD’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). They inevitably ask: What is CUI? Controlled Unclassified Information CUI is government created or owned information that requires safeguarding or dissemination controls consistent with applicable […]