CMMC compliance reckoning for defense contractors arrives
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification requirements have officially descended upon the defense industrial base, the global network of businesses that produce materials, components and services to support the Defense Department, setting off something of a witching hour for a huge number of companies.
With DoD’s September publication of final rules, it could formally include CMMC requirements in its solicitations and contracts starting Nov. 10. It will be a phased-in scenario: within three years, nearly all DoD solicitations will stipulate that contractors must conform to one of three levels of cybersecurity requirements.
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