Cybersecurity and Zero-Trust for the Defense Industrial Base

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In this month’s article for Elara Nova’s “Partner Insights” blog, the topic for discussion was the Cybersecurity Maturity Model 2.0 (CMMC 2.0) framework rolled out by the Department of Defense (DOD). This framework is designed to ensure that agencies within the DOD and any of their industry partners have established minimum cybersecurity requirements according to the National Institute of Standards and Technology guidelines.

The CMMC 2.0 framework is widely seen as a step forward in the DOD’s push for accomplishing it’s “Zero-Trust Strategy” by 2027.

The subject matter experts in this piece are as follows:

  • Lt Gen (Ret.) Harry Raduege, USAF; former President & CEO of the National Cybersecurity Center
  • Brig Gen (Ret.) Chad Raduege, USAF; Executive Director of the Oklahoma Cyber Innovation Institute

The full article can be found by clicking the link below.

CMMC 2.0 and The Zero-Trust Strategy: How the DOD is Accelerating Cybersecurity Across the Defense-Industrial Base

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My name is Scott King and I grew up on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio. I graduated from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio with a degree in Professional Writing and a minor in Marketing. Upon graduation, I joined the Peace Corps to teach literacy in the Eastern Caribbean where I lived in my host-community of Gouyave, Grenada from May 2017-July 2019. I have additional international volunteer experience in both Quito, Ecuador and Cape Town, South Africa prior to my Peace Corps service. I started this blog to tell the story of my Peace Corps experience while serving in the Eastern Caribbean. I completed my Master's degree in Media Innovation from the University of Nevada, Reno, in December 2020. I now live and work as a multimedia specialist in Arlington, Virginia. Thanks for following and enjoy!

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