Well worth a read from the Congressional Research Service. A think tank and legislative branch within the Library of Congress, who work for Members of Congress. Which last week published an initial assessment of the CMMC, its necessity, development, framework,…
A great article. What does the recent announcement from FireEye tell us about the state of cyber security? We need more cyber collaboration, shared cyber resources, mission and goals. Supporting the interconnected relationship between government and the corporate sector. As…
The US President-elect has announced one of his most important positions, The Defence Secretary. Brining 4 Star General Lloyd Austin out of retirement. If approved he would be bring a broad range of experience leading the US central command whose…
Alongside a global internet policy, the world needs support in setting global cyber security policies and standards. Without which we risk building tiered systems of security between countries and different standards of security compliance for organisations operating across international boarders.…
The US has been moving ahead with its CMMC programme, targeting its global Defence Industry base (DIB), with an effective date of the 30.11.2020 for its interim final ruling. Following which all contractors and subcontractors will have to demonstrate their…
Its been a week where the European Union and the UK governments have introduced proposals which restrict the sale of companies and products in the interest of national security and human rights. The UK Government has introduced a bill which…
On the 3rd of November 2020 myself, Rear Admiral William Chase, and John Weiler were invited to speak to the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on cyber security (APPG – ). Briefing the working group on several cyber security topics including…
The US federal government and the DoD have been moving ahead, at pace, making changes to improve supply chain security. Be that through the article 889 of the National Defense Authorization Act or the more recent release of the DoDs…
The DoD is preparing its internal procurement functions for the deployment of CMMC. Working to identify what types of data are being sent to contractors. One would assume to be able to ensure that a more accurate assessment can be…
The US DoD released the Interim Final Ruling for DFARS Case D041. Setting out the requirements for the oversight and assurance for the protection of CUI and FCI, following NIST SP 800 – 171 and CMMC cyber security practices. I…
