Aerospace Up Against Deadline on Cybersecurity

Susan Cassidy is quoted in a Los Angeles Business Journal article regarding the difficulties that some defense contractors in Southern California were facing trying to meet the Department of Defense deadline of December 31, 2017 for implementing the cybersecurity controls in NIST Special Publication 800-171. Cassidy notes that the definition of the information that needs to be protected remains somewhat unclear and presents a challenge for contractors assessing their compliance obligations.