DFARS

Department of Defense Cybersecurity Requirements (DFARS)

If you do any kind of military contract work, you are required to implement a minimum set of cybersecurity controls in your organization.  The DoD requires all military contractors and subcontractors to adhere to DFARS 252.204-7008 which is essentially just a pointer to NIST SP800-171. NIST SP800-171 is entitled “Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations”.  It differs…(read more).