In August 2024, The Department of Defense (DoD) released a proposed amendment to the Defense Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS) – which provides acquisition policies and procedures for the DoD ...

The Department of Defense (DoD) has issued its highly anticipated final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to incorporate contractual requirements for the ...

Certification signals Slingshot's enhanced cybersecurity posture, empowering mission-critical government and defense operations.

The Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification is more than a compliance checklist. It is, in my view, a strategic transformation designed to strengthen the entire defense ...

On March 6, 2020, the Department of Defense Instruction 5200.48, Controlled Unclassified Information, was published. This instruction served as initial DoD guidance for the implementation of the CUI ...

Kiteworks is urging defense contractors to accelerate their cybersecurity and compliance readiness following the Department of Defense (DoD) announcement finalizing the Cybersecurity Maturity Model ...

CMMC is a unified assessment model created by DOD in response to the growing threat of cyberattacks and data theft from the defense contractors. CMMC is designed to ensure that DOD contractors and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Heather Wishart-Smith is a board director who covers innovation. When the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification rule became ...

There is a bedtime story making the rounds in the defense industrial base, which goes like this: Once the 48 CFR Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification acquisition rule hits, everyone gets a ...