Canadian government announces plans to launch cyber certification program aligned with CMMC

The Canadian government is launching a cyber certification program for contractors who want to do business with the country’s Department of National Defence that will be aligned with the Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program.

“The primary objective of the Canadian Program for Cyber Security Certification (CPCSC) is to safeguard the Government of Canada’s unclassified contractual information held on defence suppliers’ networks, systems, and applications against cyber threats and to reinforce the goals of Canada’s National Cyber Security Action Plan...