Cyber risk across the Defense Industrial Base is increasing – and so are cyber rules and regulations from the Department of Defense. This report provides a current snapshot of the DIB’s state of compliance with NIST SP 800-171, including trends we’ve noticed in the past year and specific trouble areas. Read this complimentary report. FOR… Read more »
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Using NIST SP 800-171A to Perform Self-Assessments and Scoring under the New DFARS Cybersecurity Rule
You are probably well aware at this point that the Department of Defense has published new (interim) cybersecurity rules (effective November 30, 2020). Much of the press around this announcement has been about the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). However, it is unknown when and to whom CMMC will apply over the next five years…. Read more »
ICYMI: Sera-Brynn/MISI webinar: “How the DIB is Moving Towards CMMC” (June 17, 2020)
Today, Colin Glover of Sera-Brynn joined Armando Sey of the Maryland Innovation & Security Institute (MISI) for a presentation and Q&A session centered on the current state of the defense industrial base’s implementation of NIST-based cybersecurity standards. Highlighted was Sera-Brynn’s report, “Reality Check: Defense Industry’s Implementation of NIST SP 800-171. Keen insights from certified cybersecurity… Read more »
The Higher Ed Model for Cybersecurity Compliance
There are fundamental challenges to fully implementing the NIST 800-171 cybersecurity framework. However, a new study shows that higher education institutions overcome these challenges and place among the top tier of organizations for compliance. Organizations that handle sensitive government information and data face a foreign intelligence threat that is unprecedented in history. Despite this, most… Read more »
What You Need to Know About 800-171 Revisions
The long awaited NIST 800-171 Revision 2 and 800-171B drafts were released for comment today. There have been no major changes to the controls in Revision 2. This is good news for many in the DIB who have been diligently working to implement and maintain the security requirements. Of more interest is 171B enhanced security… Read more »
An Analyst Perspective: Sera-Brynn’s Report on NIST 800-171. Is Compliance Achievable?
Sera-Brynn’s report, “Reality Check: Defense Industry’s Implementation of NIST SP 800-171. Keen insights from certified cybersecurity assessors,” was published in May 2019. If you didn’t have time to read it, it tells the story of an industry struggling to fully comply with the controls of NIST 800-171, which are required to protect sensitive Government data…. Read more »
Press Release: Report on Defense Industry Implementation of NIST 800-171 Security Controls
Sera-Brynn releases “Reality Check: Defense Industry Implementation of NIST SP 800-171” – a get-real analysis of its cybersecurity assessments in the defense industry. The report provides the insights, charts, graphs, and statistics that tell the story of an industry struggling with compliance. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 15, 2019, SUFFOLK, VA. Today, the certified cybersecurity assessment… Read more »
Live Webinar: Impacts of New NIST 800-171 (Revision 2) on Government Contractors
Heather Engel, Chief Strategy Officer of Sera-Brynn, will join Scott Edwards, Summit 7 Systems President, to discuss the highly-anticipated revision to NIST SP 800-171. NIST 800-171, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations, was first published in December 2016 (and updated in June 2018). Under Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), all U.S…. Read more »
What Cybersecurity is Really About in 2018
By Rob Hegedus, CEO, Sera-Brynn It’s not about the technology, it’s about insurability. With the implementation of GDPR, the inevitable FAR-wide adoption of NIST 800-171 standards (already mandatory for Department of Defense contractors), and the latest news on cybersecurity legislation from New York and South Carolina, the global business community as a whole is slowly but… Read more »
Chief Strategist Speaks on Critical Compliance Issues at NYS Cyber Security Conference
On June 5, 2018 at 3:20 PM in Albany, NY, Sera-Brynn’s CSO will discuss critical cybersecurity compliance issues in the federal and defense contracting space — from strategic risk management to supply chain impacts. Heather Engel, Chief Strategy Officer at Sera-Brynn, will present “Strategic Planning for Cyber Risk: Protecting Data and Meeting Regulatory Requirements… Read more »
Higher Education Related Analysis
- The Higher Ed Model for Cybersecurity Compliance
Cyber Tips For Students Heading Off To College- Cybersecurity Acronyms for Higher Education
- 550+ Universities Have Been Targeted for Cyber Attacks: How Higher Education Institutes Can Better Handle Them
- Protecting Students From Cyber Crimes, Heather Engel on WVEC