The Defense Department's cybersecurity certification program hinges to large extent on the establishment of an accreditation body that will certify an army of third-party assessors, with the group's recently installed board chairman saying funding and language for a binding agreement with the Pentagon on roles and responsibilities are still in the works. Drafting a final memorandum of understanding and identifying a source of funding for the accreditation body will be crucial, initial steps for implementing DOD's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification...
