The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is a fundamental shift in how the Department of Defense approaches supply chain security. Once the 48 CFR rule of the Defense Federal Acquisition ...

To combat cyber theft and better safeguard government contractors, the Department of Defense has introduced a pivotal protection: the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 framework.

Cybersecurity in Focus: Strengthening Defense with CMMC 2.0 – A New Era of Compliance and Protection for Sensitive Data in the Digital Age. CMMC 2.0 is a cybersecurity framework developed by the DoD ...

While you can’t transfer ultimate accountability for compliance, you can strategically outsource significant portions of the technical work required to achieve CMMC compliance. The divide between what ...

CMMC Phase 2 is November 10, 2026. Lazarus Alliance’s fast-track Level 2 C3PAO assessments with 100% first-submission success. Time is running out. Phase 2 marks the shift to mandatory third-party ...

The 11th hour for getting systems in line with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 rules required to bid on federal Department of Defense contracts has already come and gone. Now, it’s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Heather Wishart-Smith is a board director who covers innovation. For companies in the defense industrial base, Cybersecurity ...

In Part 1, we explored the background of CMMC, discussed the timeline of its implementation and laid the groundwork for why those in the homeland and national security contracting spaces should be ...

As enforcement ramps up and primes tighten supplier requirements, contractors face a choice: prepare now or lose access to DOD work. For years, defense contractors have lived with shifting guidance, ...

Security regulations are an increasingly prevalent consideration for modern businesses. One of the most stringent is the U.S. Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC).

For many years, companies working with the US Department of Defense (DoD) treated regulatory mandates including the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) as a matter best left to the IT ...