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Join Taft attorneys Barbara Duncombe and Bill Wagner for a complimentary seminar on the DoD cybersecurity regulations on Oct. 18 at Taft’s Indianapolis office. They will participate in an informal, interactive discussion with Richard Banta and Alex Carroll from Lifeline Data Centers and Josh Griswold and Joe Turek from Chubb concerning recent developments (including cyber breaches), evolving standards of compliance and practical, effective risk mitigation strategies. Click here to register.

Topics will include:

  • Final preparations to ensure compliance with DoD’s

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*This is the fourth post in a four-part series detailing steps to help contractors meet compliance obligations under the new cyber security regulations implemented by the Department of Defense on Network Penetration Reporting and Contracting for Cloud Services. (Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) Parts 202, 204, 212, 239, and 252.)

Today’s post provides a compliance checklist for contracting for cloud services regulations relating to the new DoD cyber security regulations and also details the ramifications for failure to comply…
Continue Reading Checklist for Complying with the DoD Contracting for Cloud Services Regulations

*This is the third post in a four-part series detailing steps to help contractors meet compliance obligations under the new cyber security regulations implemented by the Department of Defense on Network Penetration Reporting and Contracting for Cloud Services. (Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) Parts 202, 204, 212, 239, and 252.)
Today’s post provides a handy compliance checklist relating to the new DoD cyber security regulations.

  1. Acquire a DoD-approved medium assurance certificate to report cyber incidents. (Source: DFARS 252.204-7012(c)(3)Check list
  2. Provide

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Continue Reading Checklist to Comply with the Duties and Obligations of the Network Penetration Reporting Regulations

terms*This is the second post in a four-part series detailing steps to help contractors meet compliance obligations under the new cyber security regulations implemented by the Department of Defense on Network Penetration Reporting and Contracting for Cloud Services. (Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) Parts 202, 204, 212, 239, and 252.)
Today’s post defines key terms relating to new DoD cyber security regulations.

The regulations introduce several new key terms.  Some of the terms appear vague and may impose more…
Continue Reading New Key Terms for DoD’s New Cyber Security Regulations

*This is the first post in a four-part series detailing steps to help contractors meet compliance obligations under the new cyber security regulations implemented by the Department of Defense (“DoD”) on Network Penetration Reporting and Contracting for Cloud Services. (Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) Parts 202, 204, 212, 239, and 252.)
Today’s post provides an introduction to the new DoD cyber security regulations.

Cloud securityThe DoD decided to implement the new cyber security regulations, and make them effective immediately upon…
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