CMMC stakeholder community convenes for annual conference without Defense Dept. leaders in attendance

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. An annual conference for the Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program struck a positive note among stakeholders who are preparing for a Nov. 10 start to requirements showing up in defense contracts, while raising some eyebrows over potential impacts from the ongoing government shutdown.

Matthew Travis, CEO of the Cyber AB, provided an overview of the accreditation body’s efforts to create an ecosystem of CMMC assessors and certified third-party assessment organizations in his opening remarks at ...