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)....

JSVA Client Success – Jaco Aerospace Cybersec Investments celebrates another client win with Jaco Aerospace passing a DIBCAC Joint Surveillance Voluntary Assessment (JSVA). Original Article posted on LinkedIn by Koren Wise. View Article A Very Small Subcontractor Passed the JSVA This Week with Flying Colors This week a very...

External Service Providers and CMMC On Thursday August 3rd, 2023 the Office of Information and Regularly Affairs (OIRA) sent the CMMC world into a frenzy by inadvertently publishing what appeared to be updated CMMC Model Overview, CMMC Assessment Guide, CMMC Scoping Guide, and CMMC Hashing Guide documents. OIRA has since...

Common acronyms that contractors need to know. CMMC. DIBCAC. DFARS. Are you a contractor having a tough time keeping up with acronyms? We’re put together a list of acronyms contractors in the defense industrial base will see. 1. Authorized C3PAO = Authorized CMMC 3rd Party Assessment Organization. “A C3PAO...

CMMC update: are you assessment ready? Written By Theresa Moon To thine own score be true…. Cue the music from Jaws. As the deadline gets closer and closer, the once looming prospect of compliance regulation now is upon us. Parabilis has stayed on top of the latest news pertaining...

So, what’s the deal with CMMC? Written By Theresa Moon CMMC 2.0 is at the forefront of many businesses’ agenda as we hear more and more of how the deadlines will come fast and furious and the demand of the assessors will be on a first come first serve...