To better protect the massive amounts of unclassified but sensitive technical information generated on defense contracts, the Defense Department this week began mandating that prime and subcontractors provide “adequate security” measures to protect this data under new contracts and report any cyber intrusions that result in the loss of such information. The mandate, which was codified in an amendment on Monday to Pentagon contracting regulations, is a change from past DoD practice that encouraged defense companies to voluntarily report on…
DoD Directs Industry To Employ Cyber Security Measures, Report Network Intrusions
Defense Daily Staff
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