The Defense Department is required at the beginning of next month to produce a framework for improved cybersecurity of the nation's defense industrial base, including regulations and metrics for measuring the security of contractors with implications for software development and cloud computing. "Not later than February 1, 2020, the secretary of defense shall develop a consistent, comprehensive framework to enhance cybersecurity for the United States defense industrial base," states the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act approved last month...
