Steps to Improve Cybersecurity and Resilience for the DoD's DIB Partners
With current Global activities, the Defense Industrial Base (#DIB) continues to be under a heightened level of attack. The NIST SP 800-171 r2, "Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations," is the minimum requirement for DoD contractors possessing Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). All DIB organizations, regardless of size, should adopt a heightened posture when it comes to cybersecurity and protection of their most critical assets. Recognizing that many organizations find it challenging to obtain needed security information, the following resources are a snapshot of those available with critical information for urgent security improvements:
- https://www.nist.gov/mep,
- https://lnkd.in/g7DuM-uh, and
- https://lnkd.in/gWub6_GN.
The Office of the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer (DoD CIO) also strongly encourage doing the following immediately:
1) Reducing the likelihood of a damaging cyber intrusion.
2) Take steps to quickly detect a potential intrusion.
3) Ensure that your organization is prepared to respond if an intrusion occurs.
4) Maximize your organization's resilience to a destructive cyber incident.
For more information on these steps and relevant links see the attached PDF.
Remember to report all DIB cyber incidents, in accordance to the DFARS, to DC3 via the Incident Collection Format Reporting portal at https://lnkd.in/eyidMwuW.
By implementing the steps above, all DIB organizations can make immediate and substantial progress toward improving cybersecurity and resilience.
With current Global activities, the DIB continues to be under a heightened level of attack. All DIB organizations, regardless of size, should consider raising their cyber posture. For more, see the attached statement from the Office of the DoD CIO.
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