Many EU member states are yet to finish the transposition process. The train has left the station on the EU Journal, and compliance with EU NIS 2 will come. 2026 will be an interesting year with cyber compliance across the…
To quote a phrase, ‘The game is afoot’. CMMC requirements are now being added to Defense contracts by the DoD. A simple search for CMMC on Sam.gov highlights active contracts that require contractor clarification of CMMC status for contract award.…
Brad Pelachyk is going to have his work cut out as BAE Systems new head of global supply chain, as CMMC makes its way across the global DIB. As CMMC flows down the global supply chain. We recently supported an…
Northrop Grumman is not the only US Prime informing members of its supply chain of the need to focus on cybersecurity compliance under the DoD CMMC program. As, Lockheed Martin – Northrop Grumman – RTX / Raytheon Technologies…
The UK Defence industry is reliant on decisions made outside of the UK for funding. The Italian owner of a helicopter factory in the UK has warned that it can’t keep subsidizing the factory in the absence of contracts from…
Thank you for the post Bryan Foss. The bigger threat to the UK by Russia is cyber, not direct kinetic warfare. A threat that has been demonstrated over the past 6 months alone to be vulnerable to. The challenge the…
US CMMC compliance figures won’t include the International DIB, whose compliance is likely to be far worse. Someone somewhere may have the unenviable task of carrying the risk of compliance and mission security. @Thaddeus Dziekanowski, there aren’t enough resources globally…
It is a pleasure to have an article published in the International Security Journal (ISJ) on such an important subject as CMMC and its impact on the UK (international) Defense Industry. As the article points out, No Compliance, No Contract.…
Seller beware: No Compliance, No Contract It’s a pleasure to publish an article in the International Security Journal (ISJ) with Georgios Alevras on the introduction of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) by the US Department of War. That takes…
On the 10th November 2025, the United States Department of War (DoW) starts enforcing global Defence Industry (DIB) compliance with CMMC. CMMC is the DoW’s cybersecurity program that requires compliance with its 2016/ 2017 Acquisition Regulation DFARS 252.204-7012 and the…
