Recently, it was announced that Katie Arrington was promoted to acting CIO for the Department of Defense. With the efforts for CMMC being spearheaded by her and the task force she was a part of, many have taken to social media to speculate on the decay of the program. Despite this, most assessors and organizations are still expecting the CMMC program to maintain its course.
Topics: Cybersecurity, CMMC
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program was created to ensure organizations working with or within the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) met a baseline level of protections and practices in place for CUI. After proposing the first version, there was significant feedback that caused a review period and the eventual release of CMMC 2.0.
Topics: Cybersecurity, Data Security, NIST, Compliance, CMMC, GRC
CMMC Final Rule, 32 CFR Part 170, was released with formal publishing set for October 15, 2024.
Topics: Cybersecurity, Information Security, Compliance, CMMC