DOD-backed cyber certification group selects chairman in setting up accreditation body

By Rick Weber / January 9, 2020 at 9:47 AM
Industry working groups tasked with implementing the Pentagon's landmark cybersecurity certification program have selected the University of Virginia's Ty Schieber as board chairman to lead the process for selecting a board of directors for an accreditation body that is expected to be up and running later this month. The move is a significant milestone in the development of the Defense Department's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, which is expected to certify the cybersecurity practices of several hundred thousand defense contractors...

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