NIST SP 800-171 Compliance: A codification of the requirements that any nonfederal computer system must follow in order to store, process, or transmit Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) or provide security protection for such systems. NIST SP 800-171 compliance is currently required by some DoD contracts via DFARS clause 252.204-7012.*
*NIST, Protecting Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems and Organizations (NIST Special Publication 800-171), updated January 14, 2016, withdrawal December 20, 2017.
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DFARS regulations and NIST guidance play an important role in the United States to enable cybersecurity robustness. For defense contractors and subcontractors, regulations can provide minimum guidance to assist them with becoming cyber secure.
Ignyte Assurance Platform empowers your organization to follow the changing mandates of the DFARS framework outlined in NIST SP 800-171 Compliance with simplicity and ease. Our automated GRC solution offers steadily advancing measures that enable the defense firms to become DFARS & NIST SP 800-171 Compliance by the implementation of internal control infrastructure.
