New cyberattack rule looms over federal contractors

From: Dayton Daily News

Nearly 500 area businesses must comply

A looming new federal security directive will require businesses working with the federal government to protect their cyber data, or have a detailed plan for doing so, by year’s end.

The directive is called “NIST 800-171” — or sometimes just “rule 171” — and it will control whether companies from defense engineering firms to janitorial outfits can do business with the federal government.

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