From: JDSupra Business Advisor
Jon Williams | PilieroMazza PLLC
There are a growing number of cybersecurity requirements applicable to government contractors that work with the Department of Defense (DoD) and intelligence community. Thanks in part to a number of recent, high-profile cyber attacks, the laws and regulations governing cybersecurity will surely expand further. Indeed, President Obama mentioned cybersecurity in his 2015 State of the Union address, around the same time several new or rehashed legislative proposals were issued.
These laws and regulations are designed to impose requirements on contractors to employ adequate security measures for the avoidance, detection, and response to cyber attacks. Covered contractors are also expected to disclose when their network has been breached and facilitate the government’s investigation of what happened.
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