Everything NIST compliant DoD Contractors Need To Know Now That CMMC Version 1.0 Is Out! The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment released the much anticipated CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) version 1.0 just…
What is the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)? CMMC is an acronym that stands for “Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification”. The CMMC effort builds on existing regulations DFARS 7012 / NIST 800-171. The key word here is “Certification”, because like…
Stronghold Cyber Security CEO Jason McNew was recently quoted by Federal Computer Week (FCW) for an article titled "Contractors have questions about DOD's cyber requirements", which discusses the Pentagon's latest move in improving cybersecurity for the industrial base, and includes…
In June, the NIST 800-171 revision 2 draft was released to the public for evaluation and here at Stronghold Cyber Security, we have performed dozens of NIST 800-171 assessments for DoD contractors of every type and size, all over the…
The Japanese government is requiring defense manufacturers' within its supply chain to start adhering to the NIST 800-171 standard in order to implement cyber resilience and protect against cyber attacks. In November 2018, at the C&C User Forum & iEXPO2018…
The Ohio Data Protection Act, also known as Senate Bill 220, was signed into law on August 3, 2018 and became effective on November 2, 2018. This act was designed to legally incentivize businesses and organizations to voluntarily implement a…
Even though the deadline to be DFARS 7012/NIST 800-171 compliant passed over a year ago (December 31, 2017, to be exact), we at Stronghold Cyber Security have noticed a significant uptick in demand for these assessments. This is because the…
“Cyber Security… Be Concerned or be Crushed.” Cyber security is an increasingly pressing topic in the manufacturing vertical. Jason McNew, CEO of Stronghold Cyber Security, recently authored the cover story for the June 2018 edition of Metals & Manufacturing Outlook…
Jason McNew, CEO of Stronghold Cyber Security, will be featured on Manufacturing Talk Radio with Lew Weiss and Tim Grady at 1 PM ET to discuss cyber security threats to U.S. manufacturing, data for sale on the Dark Web, and…
Frequently, we are asked the question about if there is some form of NIST certification. Businesses of all sizes go through a formal C&A (Certification and Accreditation) process for an array of reasons – DSS, ISO, SOC, etc., to name…
