Preparations for defense contractors to meet requirements under revision three of NIST Special Publication 800-171 are underway, according to former Pentagon official Stacy Bostjanick and Mike Snyder of the Cyber Accreditation Body, who provided updates on key components of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. The final rule for the CMMC program is closely aligned with NIST 800-171 Rev. 2, despite the publication of NIST 800-171 Rev. 3 coming out during the lengthy rulemaking process. Bostjanick said the final rule...