The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated its draft guidelines for protecting sensitive unclassified information, in an effort to help federal agencies and government ...

Back in December of 2016, NIST SP 800-171 was created as a derivative of controls and requirements found in Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 200, Minimum Security Requirements for ...

On May 14, 2024, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) dropped the third remix…er, revision…of its Special Publication (SP) 800-171, “Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information ...

Manufacturers involved in supply chains tied to government contracts can anticipate those awards bringing in additional revenue at levels that might not be possible otherwise. However, being ...

As cybersecurity threats continue to evolve and target sensitive government information, the protection of controlled unclassified information, or CUI, has become a top priority for the Department of ...

The pressure for DOD contractors to bring their systems into compliance is especially strong, but these best practices can help any organization working with federal data. The deadline for defense ...

Plan of actions and milestones Allows organizations to have a POA&M in place at the start of an assessment with no limit on the number of practices included. Introduces structured guidelines for ...

Before I go off making something that is readily available. I have a customer that is asking for us to have a security plan conforming with NIST 800-171-rev2 Protecting Controlled Unclassified ...

Recent cyberattacks such as the MOVEit data breach have affected several federal agencies in the United States, leaving them exposed and struggling to fortify their security defenses. This included ...