The Canadian government is one of the first national governments to move ahead a program to safeguard the Government of Canada’s unclassified contractual information held on defence suppliers’ networks, systems, and applications. In line with the existing and proposed U.S…
One has a controversial question: It is very clear that the DoD needs to secure the DIB and that compliance to DFARS 252.204-7012 has not been met. But is CMMC needed, or has it been surpassed by recent cyber regulatory…
The MoD has launched its secure by design program, to implement cybersecuirty into the product life cycle of UK defense programs. ‘Ensuring the responsibility and accountability for cybersecurity sits with the programme and project teams who understand the systems and…
One cannot underestimate the degree of change that has been proposed by the U.S Executive Office through the March release of its ONCD cyber strategy and the subsequent implementation plan (July 2023) Ted Dziekanowski. The implementation plan pulls together many…
We are waiting for the DoD and U.S Federal Government to release DFARS 252.204-7021 formally and FAR part 32 and DFARS part 48. In response to the extended time line for CMMC the DoD has released the enclosed 2 page…
It catches on quick, does cyber regulation. Especially when you understand that it’s a national security problem. With the Canadians move ahead and implement an equivalent program to the U.S DoD DFARS/ CMMC. Setting aside $25m CND to develop the…
For my U.S colleagues. Are we seeing the seeds of change in the U.S for CMMC compliance? The Colorado state auditor wants an evaluation of CMMC compliance by select agencies that receive funding from the DoD? If this is the…
Thank you Rachel V. Rose, JD, MBA for cohosting a great CLE session yesterday with attorneys, discussing U.S and EU cyber regulation including the #ONCD national cyber strategy, #securitiesandexchangecommission cyber proposal, #cmmc , #eunis2 #dora , and the #cyberresilienceact. Compliance…
U.S DoD DFARS, specifically DFARS 7021 (CMMC) is moving slowly ahead to a conclusion. A conclusion that is likely to see the 2020 IFR (DFARS 252.204-7019 and 7020), and CMMC (DFARS 7021) progress to OMB. However, as the US Aerospace…
Thank you Hill Dickinson LLP for arranging this event. I am looking forward to discussing cybersecurity risk management, the rise in cyber regulation by the U.S, EU and Australia. Regulation that transfers cybersecurity risk management to the corporate, away from…
