The Defense Department Puts Industry on Notice That Cybersecurity is Moving to the Forefront
Summary
The DoD Under Secretary for Acquisition and Sustainment has confirmed the Pentagon is increasing cybersecurity requirements for contracts, especially in the supply chain area where DFARS compliance is necessary.Nashua, NH, November 13, 2018 --( PR.com )-- This past week, Ellen Lord, the DoD Under Secretary for Acquisition and Sustainment, said the Pentagon is going to bolster the “absolutely critical” cybersecurity requirements for future contracts, as well as look into how to apply those restrictions retroactively.“As we have worked with small and medium-sized companies in the DoD supply chain to assist them in assessing and complying with cyber-security obligations under the DFARS, including the controls outlined in NIST (SP) 800-171, we have encountered a great deal of confusion.Companies realize that these obligations are presented in mandatory terms, but then find silence and lack of official or supply chain direction when they ask about compliance deadlines and non-compliance consequences.RegDOX Solutions is dedicating to assisting SMEs through gap analyses, plans of actions and milestones, and DFARS-compliant storage and collaboration applications so that they won’t lose contracts or encounter penalties due to a lack of DFARS cybersecurity compliance.