Buckle Up, Defense Contractors: Tighter Cybersecurity Standards Are Coming

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In theory, U.S. government contractors should be very secure, especially those working for the Department of Defense (DoD). The majority of federal contractors are required to comply with NIST 800–171, and DoD contractors have the additional burden of complying with DFARS. Then, there’s the lengthy, extremely expensive FedRAMP certification process, which is a…