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Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: The Catalyst for CMMC & NIST SP 800-171

While there are many DFARS requirements that may affect your organization the following Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplements regarding Cybersecurity and the protection of controlled unclassified information (CUI) are important to understand and adhere to if your company generates any revenue either directly or indirectly from the Department of Defense (DoD) or any DoD-related organization.

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DFARS 252.204-7008

Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls

Key Points:

  • Requires 252.204-7012 security requirements to be implemented for all Covered Defense Information on all covered contractor information systems.
  • Introduces NIST SP 800-171 requirements Via DFARS 252.204-7012
What is NIST SP 800-171?

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  • Understand your NIST SP 800-171 requirement with our built in compliance best practices.
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DFARS 252.204-7012

Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting

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Key Points:

  • Organization must protect controlled unclassified information (CUI) in accordance with NIST SP 800-171.
  • Organizations must report cyber incidents to the DoD within 72 hours of discovery.
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  • Monitor and collect logs from all systems handling CUI with the NeQter Security Information and Event Management Tool.
  • Utilize our built in alerts and reports to quickly identify suspicious activity. Retain NeQter Log archives for incident investigation.
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- CTO, McLaughlin Research Corporation

DFARS 252.204-7019

Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements

Key Points:

  • Notifies all DIB contractors that they must perform a self-assessment based on the DoD Assessment Methodology a minimum of once every 3 years.
  • All DIB contractors must have a current and accurate score posted in the DoD Supplier Performance Risk System.
What is SPRS?

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  • Perform your self assessment and maintain your proof points within the NeQter Labs Compliance Tool. Keep you SSP under revision control and prove your progress to an assessor.
  • Automatically calculate your SPRS score using the built in Scoring System based on the DoD's official Assessment Methodology (DoDAM).
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DFARS 252.204-7020

NIST SP 800-171DoD Assessment Requirements

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Key Points:

  • Requires contractor to perform and submit a self assessment of their compliance against NIST SP 800-171 in accordance with the DOD Assessment Methodology.
  • Requires contractors to flow down requirement to their subs and suppliers.
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  • Utilize the NeQter compliance guide to jumpstart the self assessment process.
  • Meet 90+ assessment objectives out of the box with the NeQter Labs Compliance Engine.

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DFARS 252.204-7021

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Requirements

Key Points:

  • Contractors must pass a CMMC assessment and certification must be present at time of award.
  • Certification must be renewed via a new assessment every 3 years.
  • Requires contractors to flow down requirement to their subs and suppliers.
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  • Our All-In-One solution deploys in hours and contains the tools you need to achieve compliance with CMMC: Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Vulnerability Scanning, Inventory Management, Active Threat Monitoring and much more.
  • Meet 90+ CMMC assessment objectives out of the box and address all of your requirements using the built in System Security Builder with implementation guidance.
  • Use the NeQter Labs compliance tool to streamline your assessment and prove compliance with CMMC at the assessment objective level.
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