On October 11, 2024, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) at long last published a final rule establishing the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program (the Final Rule). Designed to ...

With stricter DoD oversight, automation is becoming critical for defense contractors seeking faster, scalable, and ...

Regulatory compliance is a fact of life for most supply chains. A key enabler for a successful organization is to understand the complex regulatory environment and build compliance into their ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna, and ...

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification is here. Contractors and suppliers must be ready. In Ohio’s Department of Defense manufacturer and contractor space, and those manufacturing on behalf of the ...

The Department of Defense (DoD) is making major changes to the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, ...

The highest level in this security maturity level is the optimized proactive posture where information security processes are a model of continual improvement. Like many things in life, cybersecurity ...

Response to detected offenses (including remediation of harm caused by criminal conduct) and corrective action plans (including assessment and modification of the compliance and ethics program); and ...

In general, higher-maturity learning programs are more effective at mitigating people risk by aligning employee behaviors to compliance standards and corporate values. They adhere more closely to DOJ ...