In January, the U.S. Department of Defense released the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification requirements, outlining new cybersecurity stipulations for DOD contractors. There is no deadline for compliance with this new standard, but defense contractors should expect to see its specifications incorporated into new DOD contract bid requirements.

Abbreviated CMMC, the model seeks to extend traditional requirements for handling classified information to include security controls around federal contract information and controlled unclassified information that is not intended for public release.

Published July 2020 in SearchSecurity
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