In early 2024, DISA Global Solutions, a Texas-based company specializing in employee background checks and drug testing, experienced a significant data breach that affected over 3.3 million individuals.
This breach is a case study of what to do and what not to do. While it doesn’t directly apply to a compliance framework, any company handling customer data can gain some insight into their privacy from the event.
CMMC requires extensive controls, policies, and compliance documentation like any other framework. Unfortunately, this documentation takes weeks or even months to complete correctly, and human error is always possible.
Here, we discuss documentation requirements under CMMC and how automation can help make the certification process more manageable.
As organizations work toward CMMC compliance, the role of the Chief Information Officer becomes increasingly critical. A CIO ensures alignment with CMMC requirements and shapes an organization’s broader cybersecurity and IT governance strategies.
This article explores the CMMC framework’s expectations for CIOs, responsibilities, and actionable steps to help organizations achieve and maintain compliance.