Dod Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification

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Dod cybersecurity maturity model certification. The cybersecurity maturity model certification cmmc framework consists of maturity processes and cybersecurity best practices from multiple cybersecurity standards frameworks and other references as well as inputs from the defense industrial base dib and department of defense dod stakeholders. Dod announces the cybersecurity maturity model certification cmmc initiative. Cmmc is a unified cybersecurity standard for future dod acquisitions cmmc model v1 0 encompasses the following. The cybersecurity maturity model certification cmmc is a unified standard for implementing cybersecurity across the defense industrial base dib which includes over 300 000 companies in the.
Ty schieber chairman of the cybersecurity maturity model certification accreditation board. The department of defense dod recently announced the development of the cybersecurity maturity model certification cmmc a framework aimed at assessing and enhancing the cybersecurity posture of the defense industrial base dib particularly as it relates to controlled unclassified information cui within the supply chain. The cmmc is the dod s new cybersecurity maturity model intended to help organizations protect fci and cui and defend the dib. In fact every prime and subcontractor on a supply chain will be audited and certified under a cybersecurity maturity model certification cmmc framework in order to assess and enhance the cybersecurity posture of the defense industrial base dib.
Dod released its new cybersecurity maturity model certification today billed by the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment as version 1 0 strike fighter. Coming in 2020 proof of adequate security is going to be a requirement for contractors of the dod. Cybersecurity maturity model certification cmmc unclassified draft version 0 4. 43 capabilities 5 processes across five levels to measure process maturity 171 practices across five levels to measure technical capabilities.