Experts: Few Manufacturers Paying Attention To Looming Cybersecurity Requirements

GRAND RAPIDS – Manufacturers that supply the defense industry will need to adhere to a new set of uniform cybersecurity standards in order to bid on contracts from the U.S. Department of Defense.

Despite how profoundly this measure could potentially affect their operations, a large majority of West Michigan manufacturers remain indifferent to the matter, cybersecurity experts say.

At the beginning of 2020, the Department of Defense released its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program that establishes a multi-tier, unified set of standards for cybersecurity for all 300,000-plus members of the defense industry base. Beginning Oct. 1, 2025, a CMMC compliance clause will be included in every government solicitation, though the requirement could come sooner under new contracts.

By Mike Brennan|2021-10-28T17:06:43-04:00October 28th, 2021|Cyber Defense, Industry 4.0|

About the Author: Mike Brennan

Founder of Michigan News Network, and serves as CEO, as well as Editor & Publisher of MITECHNEWS.COM. Brennan has worked since 1980 as a technology writer at newspapers in New York, NY, San Jose, CA., Seattle, WA., Memphis, TN., Detroit, MI., and London, England. He co-founded and served as managing editor of Pacific Rim News Service (SEATTLE), which developed a network of more than 100 freelance journalists in 17 Asia-Pacific countries.