Security News > 2023 > June > How defense contractors can move from cybersecurity to cyber resilience

According to the World Economic Forum's 2023 Global Cybersecurity Outlook, 86% of business leaders and an even higher percentage of cyber leaders, 93%, believe a catastrophic cyber event is likely in the next two years due to global geopolitical instability.

For defense contractors, who work with some of our country's most sensitive information, establishing effective cybersecurity protocols takes on an added layer of importance.

While the US federal government has been in perpetual rulemaking on the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, it continues to require Department of Defense contractors to meet a series of cybersecurity requirements through contract clauses.

The methods by which defense contractors have attempted to achieve cyber resiliency are completely different from what they may have to do to meet CMMC requirements - and for some businesses, the costs to continue participating in federal contracting opportunities can become so burdensome that they're no longer worth it.

You need to know where you are to understand where you're going, so delve into the fine points of your cybersecurity strategy and make a clear-eyed assessment of how they measure up against others in your industry.

Good cyber hygiene for one organization improves the cybersecurity for the entire United States, making every business, in a way, a national security practitioner.

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