CYBER INSURANCE Insurers and Policyholders Face Challenges in an Evolving Market
A great report by the GAO on the state of the cyber insurance market, required…
Improving awareness of CMMC, cyber security and cyber risk management
US Senate Armed Services Subcommittee hearing – Cybersecurity of the Defence Industry Base (18th May 2021)
On the 18th of May 2021 the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on cyber held a…
Cyber regulation and US financial markets
Back in May 2020 the Cybersecurity Solarium Commission wrote to the Securities and Exchange Commission…
2021 GAO report to congress on weapon system security – Improved guidance to contractors needed
Following on from their 2018 report on weapon systems security and cyber vulnerabilities. The US…
Biden administration issues Interim National Security Guidance
The US President issued Interim National Security strategic Guidance on the 3rd March. Setting out…
US Senate Armed Services Committee hearing – Emerging Technologies and their impact on National Security
On the 23rd of February 3 US technology and military leaders met in front of…
US administration transition book from the Cybersecurity Solarium Commission
The new US administration has its work cut out for sure when it comes to…
In the beginning there was…….
Sometimes it’s useful to go back to the beginning, to understand the reasons for the…
The DoD CMMC programme and international DIB compliance
On 17th December 2020 the UK Defence trade associations ADS Group and Team Defence Information…
The DoD and the importance of Cyber, CMMC and NIST
On the 3rd of November 2020 myself, Rear Admiral William Chase (Senior Military Advisor for…
How will CMMC and DAM data be used by the Department of Defence for Contract awards?
With all intents and purposes the Interim Final Ruling published by the Department of Defence…
DFARS Interim Final Ruling: A complex road ahead for the international DIB and the deployment, oversight and assurance of NIST SP 800 – 171 and CMMC
On the 29th of September 2020 the US Department of Defence (DoD) released its Interim…
Concerns raised by US Universities, as they write to the OUSD A&S seeking clarity on the application of CMMC to academic and research institutions.
As the CMMC debate continues, it is raising some interesting, difficult and dare I say…
Cyber security standards: An important subject for the US Senate and House Armed Services Committee
Cyber security is an important topic for discussion in 2021. Whilst this years US elections…
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). Challenges and opportunities for contractors in complying with the US DoDs requirements
It won’t be long before the draft DFARS text for the US DoD CMMC programme…
CMMC CoE and Parava sign MoU
Parava Security Solutions has signed an MOU with the Information Technology Acquisition Advisory Council (IT-AAC)…
CMMC, a complex book of work
It’s a huge change initiative, the CMMC programme. One may say that it could be…
Section 889 Part B of the FY 2019 NDAA comes into force on the 13.08.2020
Section B of the US 2019 National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) comes into affect on…
GSA requests CMMC compliance for $50 billion STARS III contract
The legislative path for CMMC won’t become clear until requirements enter DFARS at some point…
The state of ransomware in the US – Q1 2020
Research of ransomware attacks in the US identified 966 US government agencies, educational establishments and…
The core of CMMC is still DFARS 252.204.7012
CMMC is being driven forward by the US DoD as the standard for Cyber Security…
Director of the FBI targets China as a threat to US information and IP
Christopher Wray, the head of the FBI targets China as being the biggest threat to…
Cyber regulation and compliance is a rapidly developing field
Governments need to show stronger leadership for cyber regulation. “The government needs to get involved……
Lazarus targets European Aerospace and defence companies
The Lazarus group have been identified as the primary candidate for targeting European and Middle…
Is the mist starting to clear for CMMC? Next stop implementation.
I don’t foresee the biggest challenge for CMMC being defining the rules, guidance and certification.…
Should governments play a role in underwriting cyber risk
A recent US report (2020) from the Solarium Commission highlights a number of federal issues…
The MOU between the DoD and CMMC has been released
The CMMC programme is taking shape for US DoD procurement and its implementation across the…
Data breaches affect share prices
Share-price is at the command of the markets, who interrogate corporate decision making like strategy,…
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