Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)

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DoD Releases Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 1.0—Once It’s Effective, Thousands of DoD Contractors, Suppliers Must Be Certified as Prerequisite to Contracting

By Marcia Madsen & David A. Simon on February 19, 2020

Posted in APAC, Cybersecurity, Information Sharing, National Security, Regulation, United States

On January 31, 2020, the US Department of Defense (DoD) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSD(A&S)) released Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Version 1.0. DoD developed the CMMC to provide a unified cybersecurity standard for defense contractors and suppliers across all of the Defense Industrial Base (DIB), which,…

DoD Updates Draft Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification—300,000+ DoD Contractors and Subcontractors Required to Be Certified as a Prerequisite to Contracting

By David A. Simon, Marcia Madsen, Rajesh De, Veronica R. Glick & Joel Silverstein on May 16, 2019

Posted in Cybersecurity, Government Agency Update / Notice, National Security, Privacy / Data Protection, United States

On November 7, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSD(A&S)) released Draft Version 0.6 of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) for public comment. According to DoD’s overview briefing, the CMMC was created to provide “a unified cybersecurity standard for DoD acquisitions to…