October 15, 2024, became a historic date in the cybersecurity sector after the United States Department of Defense (DoD) published the final rule for the latest CMMC iteration. Unsurprisingly, this announcement triggered mixed reactions across the global cybersecurity community.   While many pundits immediately embraced the Final Rule as the...

Is your organization prepared to satisfy the demanding cybersecurity requirements of the Department of Defense (DoD)?   With cyberattacks on the rise by over 25% in the last few years and sensitive federal information more vulnerable than ever, the need to comply with Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is greater...

The United States Department of Defense (DoD) released the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Final Rule on October 15, 2024, in response to rising cybersecurity threats across the defense industrial base (DIB). This new framework, anticipated to go into operation on December 16, 2024, and attain widespread adoption from...

After a long and anxious wait, the Department of Defense (DoD) eventually published the CMMC Final Rule on October 15, 2024. The newly issued regulation will take effect on December 16, 2024, although full operation is expected to commence from around mid-2025.   According to the CMMC Final Rule, all...

The regulation of the CMMC audit is a structured framework that standardizes cybersecurity across the DIB in the United States. Originally introduced by the United States Department of Defense (DoD), CMMC was employed to assess the cybersecurity norms complied with by contractors and sub-contractors dealing with Controlled Unveiled Information...

If your organization is mulling entering an official contract with the United States Department of Defense (DoD), then you’ll need to familiarize yourself with NIST 800-171 security protocols. The US government enforced NIST 800-171 in 2018, and since then, contractors handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) have been legally obligated...

The defense industrial base (DIB) has been the target of mounting cyber-attacks, which continually increase in scope and complexity. In the interest of strengthening these critical systems, the United States Department of Defense (DoD) developed a robust cybersecurity certification model known as the CMMC. The CMMC program was unveiled...

JSVA Client Success – Peerless Electronics Cybersec Investments celebrates another client win with Peerless Electronics, Inc. passing a DIBCAC Joint Surveillance Voluntary Assessment (JSVA). Original Article posted on LinkedIn by Koren Wise. View Article ANOTHER SMALL BUSINESS SCORES PERFECT 110 IN THE JOINT SURVEILLANCE VOLUNTARY ASSESSMENT – NOT A...

CMMC – Temporary Deficiency Discussion The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 32 CFR Part 170 rule has been finalized and published on October 15, 2024. The rule does an excellent job at addressing contractor concerns over various issues. One of the most important changes is with the handling of...

What You Need to Know About Compliance Written By: Fernando Machado This is for all of those contractors who are still waiting to get compliant until they have to. To every defense contractor that is still not NIST 800-171 compliant and waiting to be forced to be on track...

Cybersec Investments helps DOD contractors gear up for CMMC compliance; founder Machado to put on conference in Orlando featuring industry experts Written By: Ken Datzman The U.S. Department of Defense’s proposed rule for the “Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification” program, which has been years in the making, is close to...

What is a CMMC policy Template? A CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) policy template is a pre-structured document that outlines the cybersecurity policies an organization must have in place to comply with the CMMC framework, which is fundamentally NIST SP 800-171 controls and NIST SP 800-171A Assessment Objectives (AOs)....