Expect a harsh regulatory response, big fines and maybe worst for senior management. Western nations have relied on the sanctions regime to affect change. Leaked documents involving about $2tn revealed transactions which show that some of the world’s biggest banks…
Several representative bodies for academic and research institutions in the US have written to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD[A&S]). Raising concerns over the implementation of CMMC and its financial impact on academic institutions during COVID…
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). It won’t be long before the draft DFARS text for the CMMC programme is released for public consultation. Whilst no one knows what it will say, the MoU between the Department of Defence and the…
Globalisation has bought many opportunities. Reduced costs, time to market and centralised natural resource processing. But it has also created complex and interconnected supply chains, ones which maybe difficult to unwind anytime soon. The US has been taking a fresh…
Securing the corporate balance sheet is good for everyone. Shareholders, customer, suppliers and employees. CMMC will come with a cost and an assessment of economic value. Which should be made with the broader consideration of the balance sheet, not just…
It’s a huge programme of change the CMMC programme. One may say that it could be one of the biggest cyber security undertakings that any Governmental or private sector agency has undertaken globally. Allot has been done so far with…
The US has identified and charged the Chinese hackers it believes has been targeting US companies looking for COVID 19 research data. In addition to their activities targeting a UK AI company, Spanish Defence contactor and Australian Solar Energy firm.…
Well worth a read. Section B of the US 2019 National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) comes into affect on the 13th August 2020. It prevents US federal agencies from “enter into a contract (or extend or renew a contract) with…
Lock down has made life very difficult for UK Universities. Domestic students are at home not able to attend classes, Universities are unprepared for on-line tutoring and students are not particularly happy about paying tuition fees to study at home.…
I have enclosed a document which is well worth a read, specifically Part 252.204.7012 (Safeguarding Covered Defence Information and Cyber Incident Reporting), page 10, as it forms a foundation for CMMC. There are couple of observations, which I would like…
