WHAT: The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) this month published the second of two final rules needed to begin phasing in the long-awaited Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program.

A new Department of Defense rule requires contractors to undergo internal and sometimes third-party cybersecurity assessments related to how they handle sensitive information. A phased rollout will ...

On March 6, 2020, the Department of Defense Instruction 5200.48, Controlled Unclassified Information, was published. This instruction served as initial DoD guidance for the implementation of the CUI ...

Urgent for DoD contractors: 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 ...

There is a bedtime story making the rounds in the defense industrial base, which goes like this: Once the 48 CFR Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification acquisition rule hits, everyone gets a ...