It's difficult to keep up with all of the moving parts that make up the Department of Defense's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program. It's even more difficult to keep up with the relevant bits and bites that influence CMMC. This weekly podcast sums up the news and developments relevant to CMMC; DFARS and other regulations; and NIST standards such as SP 800-171, SP 800-53, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and others.
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It's difficult to keep up with all of the moving parts that make up the Department of Defense's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program. It's even more difficult to keep up with the relevant bits and bites that influence CMMC. This weekly podcast sums up the news and developments relevant to CMMC; DFARS and other regulations; and NIST standards such as SP 800-171, SP 800-53, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and others.
Final Rule Webinar: https://www.summit7.us/webinars/cmmc-phase-1-the-final-rule-is-here?hsCtaAttrib=195767465874
The regulation that finalizes CMMC guidance for DoD contracting officers and program managers officially goes into effect on November 10th, 2025. The highlight of the regulation is the final text of DFARS clause 252.204-7021 which tells contractors which CMMC level they need to achieve in order to take award of a contract. But the regulation also created DFARS provision 252.204-7025 which officially notifies offerors of the requirements contained in the 7021 clause and it's only three paragraphs long!
Summit 7 Live: https://www.summit7.us/S7Live
Pathfinder 101: https://www.summit7.us/pathfinder
Pathfinder Demo: https://youtu.be/JiDTCchfCa0?si=JJFplxSfvkaRVhRo
2025 CMMC Final Rule (48 CFR): https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/10/2025-17359/defense-federal-acquisition-regulation-supplement-assessing-contractor-implementation-of
Sum IT Up: CMMC News Roundup
It's difficult to keep up with all of the moving parts that make up the Department of Defense's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program. It's even more difficult to keep up with the relevant bits and bites that influence CMMC. This weekly podcast sums up the news and developments relevant to CMMC; DFARS and other regulations; and NIST standards such as SP 800-171, SP 800-53, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and others.
