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Defense Contractors Face New Federal Cybersecurity Requirements — or Risk Losing Work

November 7, 2024

Crain’s Detroit Business
Nov. 5, 2024
Elizabeth Schanz

Manufacturing defense contractors will be required to meet new cybersecurity standards within the next year for their operations to maintain contracts involving the U.S. Department of Defense.

Known as the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, or CMMC, program, the standards have been under development for nearly three years. The proposed rules encountered some delays along the way as government officials and technology consultants warned that a vast majority of defense manufacturers weren’t adequately prepared to adopt the standards.