The cybersecurity certification firm HITRUST has emerged as a prominent player in the Defense Department's efforts to establish a landmark program to certify the data-security practices of the entire defense industrial base. The group, which has its origins in the healthcare industry, has senior executives involved in the accreditation body that will certify the auditors of the DOD Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, while touting the HITRUST framework as achieving many of the goals laid out in the CMMC issued...
