Dangers of not complying with DFARS/NIST 800-171
Dangers of not complying with DFARS/NIST 800-171
Dangers of not complying with DFARS/NIST 800-171
I am not a fear monger. I don’t try to use Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt to influence people. Regardless, today, I am writing to raise up warning flags. If you sell products or are contracted to provide services to the Department of Defense (DoD) or if you have a grant from or cooperative agreement with DoD, then you must ensure you are protecting Confidential Unclassified Information (CUI) or more specifically, Covered Defense Information (CDI).
Hugh Taylor
Hugh Taylor is a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM). In addition to editing Journal of Cyber Policy, he writes about cybersecurity, compliance and enterprise technology for such clients as Microsoft, IBM, SAP, HPE, Oracle, Google and Advanced Micro Devices. Prior to launching his freelance writing career, he served in executive roles at Microsoft, IBM and several venture-backed technology startups.