Pentagon Sounds Retreat on CMMC Compliance

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The Defense Department has rolled out a new version of its CMMC program for cybersecurity compliance for defense contractors, dropping requirements for many defense contractors to get outside assessments of their cybersecurity and giving the Pentagon more discretion to waive security requirements for the rest. The changes, announced Thursday afternoon, are a climb-down from the…

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Cybersecurity Struggles in the Defense Sector

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Today in news that should surprise nobody: a new analysis of defense contractors finds that many are still struggling to understand their current cybersecurity posture, and to implement the controls that will keep the firms in compliance with the U.S. government’s heightened cybersecurity expectations. The report comes from CyberSaint, which sells software to help businesses…

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